Almost 80 per cent of adult prolific offenders received their first caution or conviction as a juvenile, the Prolific Offenders Criminal Pathway: Prison Events & Offender Needs report finds.
Prolific offenders typically have lower levels of educational attainment at secondary school than non-prolific offenders, the analysis also shows.
The data also shows that higher proportions of prolific offenders than non-prolific offenders had special educational needs, as well as considerably higher rates of absence and exclusion.
A prolific offender is someone who has committed a disproportionately large number of offences relative to their age group - four or more offences for juveniles, eight or more for young adults and 16 or more for adults.
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