Cumulative prevalence of arrest from ages 8 to 23 in a national sample
Objective: To estimate the cumulative proportion of youth who self-report having been
arrested or taken into custody for illegal or delinquent offenses (excluding arrests for minor
traffic violations) from ages 8 to 23 years. Methods: Self-reported arrest history data
(excluding arrests for minor traffic violations) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997 (N= 7335) were examined from 1997 to 2008. Results: By age 18, the in-sample
cumulative arrest prevalence rate lies between 15.9% and 26.8%; at age 23, it lies between …
arrested or taken into custody for illegal or delinquent offenses (excluding arrests for minor
traffic violations) from ages 8 to 23 years. Methods: Self-reported arrest history data
(excluding arrests for minor traffic violations) from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
1997 (N= 7335) were examined from 1997 to 2008. Results: By age 18, the in-sample
cumulative arrest prevalence rate lies between 15.9% and 26.8%; at age 23, it lies between …