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Recidivism among adolescent serious offenders: Prediction of entry into the correctional system for adults. Benda, B.B., Corwyn, R.F., & Toombs, N.J.Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 36(1), 81-92. Religion and delinquency: The relationship after considering family and peer influences. American Journal of Public Health, 94(1), 89-95. Suicide and friendships among American adolescents. Religion and child development: Evidence from the early childhood longitudinal study. Bartkowski, J.P., Xiaohe, X., & Levin, M.L.Experienced, vicarious, and anticipated strain: An exploratory study on physical victimization and delinquency. Policy implications of these results for institutional interventions are briefly discussed. On the other hand, male respondents and those who scored lower on the self-control scale, associated with individuals who used illegal drugs, and reported having been a victim of violent or property crime were found to be significantly more likely to engage in delinquent behaviour. Multiple ordinary least-squares regression analysis revealed that males, older students, and those who had parents with a lower level of education, considered religion to be less important, scored lower on the self-control scale, indicated having more close friends who used illegal drugs, and reported having been a victim of violent or property crime were shown to have a greater likelihood of risk behaviour involvement. The results demonstrated that a notable number of students engaged in various risk (e.g., drinking, unprotected sex, and smoking) and delinquent (e.g., use of illegal substance, theft, and vandalism) behaviour. A total of 262 students attending 14 high schools participated in a self-administered questionnaire survey. Drawing primarily on the concepts of self-control, differential association, and social bond, this paper explores delinquent and risk behaviour among high school students in a Canadian prairie city.