Can test for three-year-olds predict who’ll end up in jail or on drugs?
‘Scientists have developed a test for three-year-old children which they claim can determine whether kids will grow up to be a burden on society by becoming criminals or reliant on welfare.
The simple test, developed by researchers at King’s College London, takes 45 minutes and gauges children’s intelligence, language and motor skills, as well as their levels of tolerance, restlessness, impulsivity and social disadvantage.
Three-year-olds who score the lowest results are more likely to receive criminal convictions or end up relying on welfare benefits.
Scientists followed 1,000 children from before they started school until they were adults aged 38, to see if it was possible to predict who would end up having a troubled life.’
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