Persistent school absence and violent offending In England: a comparison of findings from national administrative data and a regional birth cohort.

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Analysis compares data from national administrative records and a regional cohort, suggesting persistent absence links to increased violence risk.

Persistent absence is linked to approximately doubling the risk of subsequent violence perpetration.
In the National Pupil Database, 3.7% of individuals with persistent absence had serious violence convictions within a year.
Logistic regression was used to analyze associations, accounting for potential confounders.
Both datasets highlight the significant relationship between persistent absence and violent offending, warranting further investigation.

Teyhan et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis compares data from national administrative records and a regional cohort, suggesting persistent absence links to increased violence risk.