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The effect of education participation on youth custody: causal evidence from England

Findings from a project looking at young peoples' experiences of youth custody, educational influences and impacts on labour market outcomes.


Policy Brief


The negative relationship between education and crime is well documented for many countries. This paper by Professor Matt Dickson estimates the causal effect of continuing in education post-16 on the probability of experiencing youth custody at ages 17 and 18.

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