Changing contexts: a quasi-experiment examining adolescent delinquency and the transition to high school

In a quasi-experiment, we examine whether changing schools during the transition from 8th to 9th grade influences adolescent delinquency, using a sample of more than 14,000 students in 26 public school districts (PROSPER study). The dataset follows students for eight waves from 6th through 12th grad...

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Authors: Freelin, Brittany N. (Author) ; McMillan, Cassie (Author) ; Felmlee, Diane H. (Author) ; Osgood, D. Wayne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminology
Year: 2023, Volume: 61, Issue: 1, Pages: 40-73
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