JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

THE CORE 5E

Chapter 9:

Schools and Delinquency

Modern American Schools

? School plays a significant role in shaping values of youth

? Today, more than 90% of school-age children attend school

? School has become the primary instrument of socialization

? Because young people spend a longer time in school, their

adolescence is prolonged

? Young people rely increasing on school friends and become less

interested in adult role models

Modern American Schools

• Primary determinant of social/economic status

• School itself is an engine of social change and

improvement

• African American youth

educated in states where

a higher proportion of

their classmates are

European American

experience lower

incarceration rates

Education Trends and Issues

? There has been some improvement in reading, math, and

science achievement during the past decade, but

improvements have been minimal

? Many secondary math and science teachers did not major in the

subjects they teach

? US devotes less of its resources to education than do many other

nations

Economic Disadvantage and Educational

Achievement

? Economically disadvantaged children usually enter school

lagging behind their more advantaged peers

? They face substantial gaps in reading and math proficiency, in

prosocial behaviors and behavior problems, and in readiness to

learn

? Many disadvantaged children fail to meet grade-level expectations on

core subjects

? They face higher rates of special education placement and grade

repetition

Dropping Out

? Nearly 1/3 of all high school students leave the public school system

before graduating, especially minority students and students with

disabilities

? Effects of dropping out mixed

? Some say significantly increases delinquency

? Some find no link

? Reasons for dropping out:

? Educational factors:

? Kids who show disinterest in school are more likely to drop out – failed courses, lowIdentify and discuss at least three of the five school-based prevention strategies presented in the text and provide some examples. Did your school use any of these strategies? Did the strategy work in your school, how?

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