Books by Paul E. Tracy

It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such ideas belittle the contributions of past research and leave us vulnerable to theories, programs, policies, and research agendas that may have only tenuous connections to research of any kind.

Delinquency in a Birth Cohort, published in 1972, was the first criminologi cal birth cohort study in the United States.

Based on a study of three Texan counties, this work examines the idea of differential handling of minority youth offenders. It finds that minorities are represented in the juvenile justice system in greater numbers than majority offenders due to their greater involvement in criminal activity.

It takes courage to do research on crime and delinquency. Such ideas belittle the contributions of past research and leave us vulnerable to theories, programs, policies, and research agendas that may have only tenuous connections to research of any kind.