article_snippet: And A team of US researchers found these negative outcomes are significantly more likely for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
article_snippet: Philip Cook, a professor in Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and lead author of a new study, said: ‘This research provides the first compelling evidence of a causal link between dropout and crime.
article_snippet: ‘This research supports the view that crime outcomes should be considered in evaluating school reforms.
article_snippet: ‘Dropouts are greatly over-represented in prison, so we know there is a strong association between dropping out and crime.
article_snippet: It is said to be the first study to link dropping out of school, and crime.