@article{ref1,
title="An application of the Measures of Criminal Activities and Attitudes Scale (MCAA) to identify learners at risk in secondary schools",
journal="Acta criminologica",
year="2020",
author="Prinsloo, Johan",
volume="33",
number="2",
pages="43-57",
abstract="Behavioural misconduct by learners in schools is very topical in South Africa. Behaviours such as intimidation, threats, taunting, violence, abuse and bullying is counter-productive to learners&#39; constitutional rights to a safe and conducive educational milieu. Poor social adjustment, anti-social and &quot;criminal&quot; thinking patterns, as well as interaction with antisocial associates are significant factors associated with anti-social behaviour. The school is the most suitable social institution to prevent or reduce anti-social and offending behaviour. A restorative justice approach could serve to facilitate the process whereby young people at-risk learn from their behaviour and accept accountability for their actions. The Measures of Criminal Activities and Attitudes scale (MCAA) provides measures of anti-social attitudes and associates. This is significant in terms of intervention strategies since anti-social attitudes and associates represent dynamic criminogenic risk factors that can be responsive to change.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1012-8093",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}