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Use of an accelerated longitudinal research design, involving multiple overlapping birth cohorts, is illustrated by examining developmental transitions in delinquent behavior across the 7-through 17-year-old age period. Considerable movement between non-delinquent, minor, and serious offending statuses was observed across the age range. Also, the relationship between delinquency status at an early age and delinquency status at a fixed later age was quite weak. However, using patterns of delinquent behavior over several years, a relatively strong relationship between age of initiation and later offending status was observed. The findings suggest limitations of cross-sectional studies and longitudinal studies that involve single measurement periods separated by several years in time. Also indicated is the need for multiple years of cohort overlap in constructing “synthetic cohorts” in accelerated designs and for greater attention to multiple-year patterns of behavior in examining risk factors and in descriptions of criminal careers.
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Huizinga, D., Esbensen, FA., Weiher, A. (1994). Examining Developmental Trajectories in Delinquency Using Accelerated Longitudinal Research Designs. In: Weitekamp, E.G.M., Kerner, HJ. (eds) Cross-National Longitudinal Research on Human Development and Criminal Behavior. NATO ASI Series, vol 76. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0864-5_10
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