Taking stock of delinquency : an overview of findings from contemporary longitudinal studies / [edited by] Terence P. Thornberry and Marvin D. Krohn.

The development of panel studies of delinquency -- Causes and consequences of delinquency : findings from the Rochester Youth Development study -- Delinquency and crime : some highlights from the Denver youth survey -- The development of male offending : key findings from 14 years of the Pittsburgh youth study -- Key results from the first forty years of the Cambridge study in delinquent development -- Testing an integrative theory of deviant behavior : theory-syntonic findings from a long-term multi-generation study -- The Montreal longitudinal and experimental study : rediscovering the power of descriptions -- Understanding and preventing crime and violence : findings from the Seattle social development project -- Common themes, future directions.

Includes bibliographical references and index.