RT Article
T1 On the Robustness and Validity of Groups
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 20
IS 1
SP 37
OP 42
A1 Sampson, Robert J. 1956-
A2 Laub, John H.
A2 Doherty, Elaine Eggleston
LA English
YR 2004
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764280555
AB In response to Nagin's comment on our paper, “Methodological Sensitivities to Latent Class Analysis of Long-Term Criminal Trajectories,” we reconsider the robustness and validity of group-based approaches to criminal trajectories and introduce additional issues for future research. We emphasize the limitations of typological approaches and the dangers of reifying the idea of distinct offender groupings for research and policy. We also clarify misunderstandings about the use of hierarchical linear models for studying trajectories of crime. Our basic conclusion is that methods in criminology need to be more tightly linked with theory.
K1 longitudinal research methods
K1 Groups
K1 Trajectories
DO 10.1023/B:JOQC.0000016698.36239.91