Education and crime engagement in South Africa: A national and provincial perspective

Petronella Jonck, Anne Goujon, Maria Rita Testa and John Kandala

International Journal of Educational Development, 2015, vol. 45, issue C, 141-151

Abstract: The relationship between crime and education were explored within the South African context from a national and provincial perspective. Drawing from 2001 census data, the inmate and the general population were compared to determine predictors of criminal engagement. With the second dataset on maximum security prisoners in the province of Free State, we explored whether education can predict the type of crime. While education does not delineate crime types in the Free State province, the completion of Grade 12 decrease the likelihood of being incarcerated. Thus, pointing at the potential effect of education in reducing crime.

Keywords: Crime; Schooling; South Africa; Free State; Race; Language; Social exclusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.10.002

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