Students who perform below standards in Year 3 require more support to catch up to their peers.
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We interviewed 50 children between the ages of 11 and 17 years who told us why they stole, what they stole, and how they learned how to burgle.
Gun violence has killed hundreds of Americans, including kids, this summer. There are proven ways to bring peace to city streets, says an expert in violence prevention – but someone has to pay for it.
Using the term ‘at-risk’ to describe students from challenging circumstances often creates more problems than it solves, a professor of counseling psychology argues.
Tough-on-crime models of policing students don’t reduce youth crime, but community engagement programs for at-risk youth can be beneficial.
There is lot on the minds of teens other than school, grades and friends. Research shows being asked “prying” questions could make a real difference to their mental health.
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Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Clinical Assistant Professor College of Nursing and Health Innovation, University of Texas at Arlington
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Senior Lecturer, Flinders Criminology, College of Business, Govenrment and Law, Flinders University
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Professor of Counseling Psychology, Howard University
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Associate Professor. Department of Human Sciences, The Ohio State University
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Lecturer and Researcher in Criminology, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney
