Edinburgh Study of Youth Transitions and Crime (ESYTC)
The study follows a cohort of around 4,300 young people who started secondary school in the City of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the autumn of 1998. The participants are linked to police and judicial records with the aim to explore the relationship between young people's development and crime. The study also compares the criminal justice profile of the cohort to the wider Scottish population using administrative data.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,300 (participants)
Age at first data collection
11 - 12 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
1986 - 1987 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of young people in Scotland at the time of study inception.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann)
Links
edinstudy.law.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2019/11/ESYTC-2001-Key-findings-at-ages-12-13.pdf
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Nuffield Foundation
Scottish Government
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Education data
- Police & judicial system data
- Social care data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
