This paper reviews the growing literature on early school leaving. We clarify what is at stake
with early school leaving, and touch upon underlying problems and methodological issues …

The study of juvenile delinquency has focused primarily on conduct disorder and aggression
in males, while relatively little attention has been paid to females who commit delinquent …

When I started writing this book, I knew I'd need to read piles of research but failed to foresee
the enormity of the piles. Education isn't just a major industry; it inspires researchers' …

Criminologists are often interested in examining interactive effects within a regression
context. For example,“holding other relevant factors constant, is the effect of delinquent …

Detailed and comprehensive, this volume presents authoritative discussions by leading
scholars on issues surrounding serious and violent juvenile offenders. This population is …

In the fourth edition of Essential Criminology, authors Mark M. Lanier, Stuart Henry, and
Desire. M. Anastasia build upon this best-selling critical review of criminology, which has …

Despite evidence of the psychosocial heterogeneity of school dropouts, empirical studies
have rarely directly addressed this issue. The general goal of this research was to explore …

Little research has assessed the effects of juvenile justice involvement during high school on
educational outcomes. Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, this study …

This sophomore/junior level core text is intended for the juvenile delinquency course taught
in criminal justice, criminology, and sociology departments at both four year and two year …

Consider the case where one obtains maximum-likelihood estimates of regression
coefficients for the respective populations from which each of two large independent …