Introduction and methods

Introduction and key questions / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Helene Raskin White

The Pittsburgh youth study : its design, data collection, and early key findings / Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and David P. Farrington

Measurement instruments and constructs / Magda Stouthamer-Loeber and Rebecca Stallings

Epidemiology of violence, serious theft, substance use, drug dealing and gang membership

The age-crime curve in reported / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, and Darrick Jolliffe

Comparing arrests and convictions with reported offending / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, and Darrick Jolliffe

Substance use, drug dealing, gang membership, and gun carrying and their predictive associations with serious violence and serious theft / Helene Raskin White, Rolf Loeber, & David P. Farrington

Prediction of violence, serious theft and desistance

Promotive and risk processes at different life stages / David P. Farrington, Rolf Loeber, Darrick Jolliffe, and Dustin A. Pardini

Developmental trajectories of violence and theft / Eric Lacourse, Veronique Dupree, and Rolf Loeber

Desistance from and persistence in offending / Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Rolf Loeber, Rebecca Stallings, and Eric Lacourse

Conclusions and policy implications / Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Helene Raskin White.