The first delinquency prevention experiment: a socio-historical review of the origins of the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study’s research design

Begun in 1939, the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study (CSYS) is recognized as the first delinquency prevention experiment and the earliest example of a longitudinal-experimental study with criminological outcomes. This paper aims to develop a historical understanding of the origins of the study’s rese...

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Main Author: Welsh, Brandon 1969- (Author)
Contributors: Zane, Steven N. ; Dill, Nicole E.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2019, Volume: 15, Issue: 3, Pages: 441-451
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Randomized controlled experiment
Longitudinal-experimental design
Delinquency prevention
History of criminology
Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study
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Summary:Begun in 1939, the Cambridge-Somerville Youth Study (CSYS) is recognized as the first delinquency prevention experiment and the earliest example of a longitudinal-experimental study with criminological outcomes. This paper aims to develop a historical understanding of the origins of the study’s research design.
ISSN:1572-8315
DOI:10.1007/s11292-018-9323-9