RT Article
T1 School Start Times, Delinquency, and Substance Use: A Criminological Perspective
JF Crime & delinquency
VO 66
IS 2
SP 163
OP 193
A1 Semenza, Daniel C.
A2 Meldrum, Ryan Charles
A2 Jackson, Dylan B.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1687660670
AB Research finds a lack of sleep during adolescence is associated with a variety of negative outcomes and suggests that early school start times contribute to this problem. Criminologists have largely overlooked the relevance of school start times for adolescent delinquency and substance use, precluding multidisciplinary collaborations between criminologists and other social and health scientists that might further elucidate emerging policy initiatives. We provide a theoretically informed criminological perspective explicating the mechanisms through which delaying school start times may reduce delinquency and substance use. Two pathways are proposed: one focused on self-control and another on unstructured socializing with peers. After discussing evidence supporting the pathways, this article outlines a research agenda for criminologists to contribute to understudied portions of the model.
K1 School start times
K1 Sleep
K1 Delinquency
K1 Substance use
K1 Self-control
DO 10.1177/0011128719845147