The debate on theoretical aspects of juvenile offending is ever present (Wolfgang et al., 1972). Crime reduction, prevention, and social action programs are planned and transformed via trial an error in hopes to curb delinquency. Studies examining social harm due to juvenile delinquency proves useful to criminologist and public administrators when making these changes. The use of cohort studies is recognized throughout history as an ideal use of criminal statistics to follow the evolution of criminal propensity in a given population starting with a given year and continuing to observe the same individual over time (Wolfgang et al., 1972). Though criticized for various reasons, research conducted and presented in Delinquency In A Birth Cohort
