Objectives

The role of schools in adolescents’ development and behavior including delinquency is indisputable. Despite the salutary effects of school, the adverse influences of school in the lower academic tracks have also been documented.

Methods

Acknowledging these opposite views on school and limited studies on two types of high school in South Korea, the current study examined the effect of different types of high school transitions (industrial and liberal arts) on juvenile delinquency and peer delinquency via a propensity score matching.

Results

Although the two groups were not significantly different in the first year of high school, they showed differences in delinquency and deviant peer association in the second and third years.

Conclusions

These findings implied the crucial role of peers and schools in delinquency and have important implications for educational policy, which can be applied to other countries.

中文翻译：

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不同类型的高中过渡对不良友谊和犯罪的影响

目标

学校在青少年发展和行为（包括犯罪）中的作用是无可争议的。尽管学校产生了有益的影响，但学校在较低学术轨道中的不利影响也被记录在案。

方法

承认这些对学校的相反观点和对韩国两种类型高中的有限研究，当前的研究通过倾向得分匹配检查了不同类型的高中过渡（工业和文科）对青少年犯罪和同龄人犯罪的影响。

结果

虽然两组在高中第一年没有显着差异，但在第二年和第三年他们在犯罪和越轨同伴交往方面表现出差异。

结论

这些发现暗示了同龄人和学校在犯罪中的关键作用，并对可以应用于其他国家的教育政策具有重要意义。