Finn-Aage Esbensen
University of Missouri–St. Louis
141 Papers
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Finn-Aage Esbensen is an academic researcher from University of Missouri–St. Louis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Juvenile delinquency. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 137 publications. Previous affiliations of Finn-Aage Esbensen include University of Nebraska Omaha & University of Missouri.
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Papers
Similarities and Differences in Risk Factors for Violent Offending and Gang Membership
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the effect of cumulative risk factors on both youth violence and gang membership, and found that risk factors in multiple domains increase the probability of youth violence.
Beyond the Breakfast Club: Variability in the Effects of Suspensions by School Context:
TL;DR: For example, this article found that exclusionary school disciplinary practices can increase student misbehavior and school dropout, and that these sanctions have a negative impact on students' academic performance.
How great is g.r.e.a.t.? results from a longitudinal quasi‐experimental design
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present results from the National Evaluation of the Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T) program, a school-based prevention program targeting middle school students.
Interviewer-related measurement error in attitudinal research: a nonexperimental study
Finn-Aage Esbensen,Scott Menard +1 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the effect of demographic variables, social distance measures, and interviewer attitudinal indicators on respondents' attitudes and found that demographic variables had no significant effect on responses and attitudes had a statistically significant but small influence on respondent attitudes.