PHDCN: Self-Reported Offending in Chicago, Wave 3 (2000-2002)

Self-reported questionnaire data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) Longitudinal Cohort Study, focusing on antisocial behavior and legal consequences. The data was collected from over 6,000 randomly selected children, adolescents, and young adults across Cohorts 6, 9, 12, 15, and 18. Felton J. Earls of Harvard University led the project, with this specific wave covering the period 2000-2002.

Use Cases

• Modeling risk factors for antisocial behavior based on longitudinal self-reported offending data.
• Analyzing developmental trajectories of delinquency across different age cohorts mentioned in the study.
• Studying the relationship between neighborhood context and self-reported legal consequences as described in the project.

Strengths

• Data originates from a large-scale, interdisciplinary study following over 6,000 participants.
• Longitudinal design tracks cohorts over multiple waves, including this Wave 3 from 2000-2002.
• Focuses on specific measures of antisocial behavior and legal consequences as described.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single-city study from 2000-2002.

Provenance

Source

Felton J. Earls, Harvard University, via the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN).

Collection Method

Self-report questionnaires administered as part of a longitudinal cohort study.

Time Range

2000-2002

Geography

Chicago neighborhoods, USA