This report synthesizes two approaches to a topical problem: the concern with social deviancy and crime which focuses on failure; and research on educational development which focuses on success. The book explores how environmental experiences (including parenting and bullying) play a role
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Chapter 1 Patterns of crime; patterns of control -- chapter 2 The sources and the styles of evidence -- chapter 3 The experience of home -- chapter 4 Separate neighbourhoods: parents' attitudes to schools -- chapter 5 The best days of your life? The personal experience of school -- chapter 6 The immediate causes of exclusion -- chapter 7 Peer groups: the alternative society -- chapter 8 The world outside: domestic reality and fantasy -- chapter 9 The self and the social world: relationships with parents -- chapter 10 Anger and despair: the causes of behaviour -- chapter 11 Perpetuation: the following generation -- chapter 12 Conclusion