Concept information
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criminology and criminal justice
criminal justice
juvenile justice
historical references: people and projects
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penology
prisons and correctional facilities
juvenile justice
historical references: people and projects
Preferred term
Philadelphia Birth Cohort
Definition
- The Philadelphia Birth Cohort study is renowned as the first large-scale longitudinal birth cohort study focusing on crime and delinquency in the United States. The methods and results are compiled in Delinquency in a Birth Cohort, by Marvin E. Wolfgang, Robert M. Figlio, and Thorsten Sellin (1972). [Source: Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice; Philadelphia Birth Cohort]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Philadelphia_Birth_Cohort
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