Socio-emotional characteristics in early childhood and offending behaviour
- Date
- 29th January 2026 10:30 am to 11:30 am
- Venue
- Online
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This talk from the Office for National Statistics is part of the Research Excellence Series. The seminar will examine how socio-emotional and cognitive difficulties identified in early childhood are associated with adolescent offending, drawing on de-identified, linked administrative data from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Department for Education (DfE).
This presentation will examine how difficulties identified at age five, using Early Years Foundation Stage assessments, relate to adolescent offending, drawing on linked MoJ–DfE data. It will explore how school experiences such as absenteeism, exclusions, and attainment mediate these relationships, and what this means for tailored interventions.
Join Dr Paul Garcia Hinojosa, Economist, Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex, to uncover his findings and what they could mean for future policy.