"The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Likelihood of Police" by Ilhong Yun, Jinseong Cheong et al.
 

The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Likelihood of Police Arrest Among Delinquents

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2014

Abstract

Drawing upon a recent study on the association between low self-control and differential responses from the criminal justice system, this study examined whether academic performance, a construct linked to self-control, was also associated with the probability of police arrest. The result indicated that academic performance did have a statistically significant inverse association with the likelihood of police arrest, net of low self-control and delinquency

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