'Soft schools increase crime risk'
Updated on 06 November 2009
Lax standards of school discipline make pupils more likely to turn to crime and drugs, Government research has revealed.
The Home Office study found pupils at schools which were soft on violence and truanting more likely to break the law.
As a result, the authors urged ministers to consider toughening up discipline policies.
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