Dear all
Some of you might be interested in the following Social Research Association
(SRA) evening seminar, 5pm on the 19th March 2003 at:
The Nuffield Foundation
Founders Room
28 Bedford Square,
London WC1B 3JS
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Young People, Crime and Anti-social Behaviour
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With anti-social behaviour high on the government's agenda at present,
Professor David Smith from Edinburgh University will give a very timely talk
about the Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime. This longitudinal
study of young people and communities focuses on crime and anti-social
behaviour but ranges very widely in reviewing explanatory factors. It was
funded initially by the ESRC, and is currently supported by the Scottish
Executive and the Nuffield Foundation. The study follows a single year
group of approximately 4,300 young people who started secondary schools in
the City of Edinburgh in 1998. One of the aims is to find out why young
people take different pathways into and out of offending. As well as looking
at individual young people's experiences and life stories, the study is also
interested in the neighbourhoods and communities where young people live and
go to school and how these areas influence young people's lives.
Professor Smith's talk will cover the design of the study, including legal,
ethical, and access problems, and will outline some recent findings on links
between parenting, crime and neighbourhoods.
The seminar is free to SRA members, while a small charge of £5 is payable by
non-members.
There is no need to book - please just turn up.
The seminar will start promptly at 5:00pm, followed by drinks at a local bar
at 6.30pm.
The Social Research Association looks forward to welcoming you.
Juliet
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Juliet Whitworth
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Social Research Association
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