Roundtable: International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD): Update

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract

The International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD) is an international collaborative study collecting data on juvenile delinquency and victimization. The primary aim of the ISRD3 project is related to the exploration and testing of theoretical issues related to juvenile delinquency. This aim has a strong practical corollary in that knowing the correlates, risk factors and patterns (and their possible local variations) of delinquency helps policymakers in the targeting and development of crime prevention efforts. The ISRD uses a standardized self-report survey conducted in school settings among students in grades 7, 8 and 9 (or equivalent grades for children in the age bracket 12-16), randomly selected from schools in two medium or large cities. Because of high level of standardization, the ISRD additionally enables us to observe and compare differences in the patterns of youth crime across a number of countries. The primary focus is on Europe, but the sample also includes non-European countries. For more information, see http://www.northeastern.edu/isrd/ The ISRD has progressed to its third sweep (2012-2019), and first findings are now being published. At this roundtable we want to informally discuss our results, as well as present current plans for starting ISRD4 in 2020. All interested colleagues and students are welcome.

Sub Unit

• Area XII. Roundtables

Division of Special Interest

• Division Session of Interest / Division of International Criminology

Chair

• Ineke Haen Marshall, Northeastern University

Discussants

• Majone Steketee, Verwey-Jonker Institute and Erasmus University

• Dirk Enzmann, University of Hamburg

• Janne Kivivuori, University of Helsinki