Abstract
The three groups of scholars who present their findings in this issue of the Journal have undertaken an important and herculean task. For this undertaking, every student of crime must be deeply grateful. Prospective cohort studies are essential if we are to advance, in any fundamental way, our understanding of the causes of crime and provide important new leads for crime-prevention strategies. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) should be congratulated for having had the foresight to finance research projects that, although important, will not bear fruit for many years. I earnestly hope that OJJDP will nourish to maturity the infant studies that it has conceived.
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