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Description & Citation--Study No. 8488 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 8488 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08488 |
| Title: | Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development [Great Britain], 1961-1981 |
| Principal Investigator(s): | David P. Farrington |
| Funding Agency: | Home Office, Research and Planning Unit. |
| Bibliographic Citation: | Farrington, David P. CAMBRIDGE STUDY IN DELINQUENT DEVELOPMENT [GREAT BRITAIN], 1961-1981 [Computer file]. Conducted by David P. Farrington, Cambridge University. 2nd ICPSR ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 1994. doi:10.3886/ICPSR08488 |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | This data collection effort, initiated by Dr. Donald J. West and continued by Dr. David Farrington, was undertaken to test several hypotheses about delinquency. The investigators examined socioeconomic conditions, schooling, friendship, parent-child relationships, extracurricular activities, school records, and criminal records. They also performed psychological tests to determine the causes of crime and delinquency. Information in the survey includes reports from peers, family size, child-rearing behavior, job histories, leisure habits, truancy, popularity, physical attributes, tendencies toward violence, sexual activity, and self-reported delinquency. |
| Subject Term(s): | aggression, arrests, children, crime, education, family, friendship networks, intra-family relations, interpersonal interactions, job history, juvenile delinquency, leisure, quality of life, recreational activities, sexual attitudes, social attitudes and behavior, socioeconomic indicators, youth, Great Britain |
| Time Period: | 1961 - 1981 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | 1984 |
| Universe: | Population of young male children from a working-class urban area in Cambridge. |
| Data Type: | survey data |
| Data Collection Notes: | A knowledge of British criminal justice terminology would be helpful for those using the data. Various British governmental and law enforcement institutions are mentioned. Variables concerning the socioeconomic status of respondents, schools attended, and personality characteristics use code explanations that are not fully documented. The principal investigator has offered to consult with researchers on the use of the data. Contact Professor David Farrington, Institute of Criminology, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT, England. |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | The major part of the sample was chosen by taking all boys aged 8-9 who were on the registers of six state primary schools located within a one-mile radius of a research office that had been established. |
| Data Source: | personal interviews |
Access and Availability | |
| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest. |
| Original ICPSR Release: | 1986-08-18 |
| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2005-11-04. |
| 2005-11-04 - On 2005-03-14 new files were added to one or more datasets. These files included additional setup files as well as one or more of the following: SAS program, SAS transport, SPSS portable, and Stata system files. The metadata record was revised 2005-11-04 to reflect these additions. | |
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