"(Gambetta dryly notes that many of these strategies work in another environment with a stable population and forced attendance: school.)"
Indeed. I think economist David Friedman noted in one of his books that posting as a tough guy is a good social strategy in school just as it is in prison, but is often a poor social strategy in environments of free association.
Is the public school system, pretty much universal around the globe now, a breeding ground for sociopathic behavior because of compulsory attendance?
I have entertained that thought. It is difficult to sort out all the different aspects of causation of crime, but voluntary school attendance (once the worldwide norm) seems to be better for building cohesive societies than compulsory school attendance.
Indeed. I think economist David Friedman noted in one of his books that posting as a tough guy is a good social strategy in school just as it is in prison, but is often a poor social strategy in environments of free association.