1,216 young men are enrolled in the Crossroads study. More details about our sampling procedure are available here.
Regular interviews are conducted to track developmental changes in outcome variables. More details about our data collection procedure are available here.
Data collection includes:
- Baseline interviews, which were completed within 6 weeks of the youth’s disposition for his first arrest
- Follow-up interviews, which were completed every 6 months for the first 3 years, 4 years after baseline, 5 years after baseline, 7 years after baseline, and 9 years after baseline
- Official arrest records
The Crossroads Study has also inspired several ancillary studies, which would not have been possible otherwise.