TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Administrative data linkage as a tool for developmental and life-course criminology: the Queensland Linkage Project
JO  - Australian and New Zealand journal of criminology
A1  - Stewart, Anna
A1  - Dennison, Susan
A1  - Allard, Troy
A1  - Thompson, Carleen
A1  - Broidy, Lisa
A1  - Chrzanowski, April
SP  - 409
EP  - 428
VL  - 48
IS  - 3
N2  - A fundamental challenge to developmental and life-course (DLC) criminology research is access to appropriate longitudinal data to examine hypotheses concerning causal risk factors for offending and within-individual change over time, and to empirically test DLC theories. In this paper we present a powerful method for collecting appropriate data - linked administrative data. The Queensland Linkage Project includes three population-based longitudinal linked administrative databases - the Queensland Longitudinal Data (QLD) - QLD 83, QLD 84 and QLD 90. We describe the methodology of linking administrative data, the establishment of the QLD datasets and a selection of the work facilitated by these data. This work addresses issues raised by the editors including the effects of life events and the timing of risk factors (child maltreatment) on further offending, the monetary costs of offending across the life-course and the development of adult-onset offending. We finish by describing current work on the Queensland Linkage Project where mental health system data are being integrated with justice system data.     Keywords: Juvenile justice;<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0004-8658
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004865815589830
ID  - ref1
ER  -