DRUG-USE, VIOLENCE, AND VICTIMIZATION AMONG WHITE AMERICAN, MEXICAN-AMERICAN, AND AMERICAN-INDIAN DROPOUTS, STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC PROBLEMS, AND STUDENTS IN GOOD ACADEMIC STANDING

Problem-prone behaviors of White American, Mexican American, and Ameri can Indian high school dropouts, students in good academic standing, a nd students in poor academic standing were surveyed. Generally, dropou ts were most involved with drugs, perpetration of violence, and victim ization by violence, students in poor standing were the next most invo lved, and students in good standing were least involved. Ethnicity did not interact with academic status, suggesting that differences betwee n dropouts and students were similar across ethnic groups. Some ethnic ity and gender main effects were found. Findings were related to R. Je ssor's (1991) theory of problem-prone behaviors, to peer cluster theor y, and to intervention design.