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A new study from ADR Scotland reveals that children growing up in poverty are more likely to engage in criminal or anti-social behaviour at an early age. The research, using data from the Growing Up in Scotland study, found that children who offended by age 12, were more likely than other children to live in households experiencing persistent poverty based on relative low income.
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This Data Insight presents findings from ADR Scotland research, which suggest that reducing child poverty might prevent early offending. However, a range of other factors would need to be addressed too.
This Data Insight explores whether people who had accessed health services for conditions relating to mental ill health, drug use and alcohol misuse were more likely to receive fixed penalty notices (FPNs) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This Data Insight explores the patterning of educational exclusions in Scottish secondary schools, including the variation across schools and council areas. It also explores the effects of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the pupils on their likelihood of receiving an exclusion.
Substantial inequalities exist in adult health, including mental health, across the UK. Socioeconomic position is an important determining factor for later-life health and so understanding its production is a key public health issue.
