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29 J. Contemp. Crim. Just. 4 (2013)

handle is hein.journals/jccj29 and id is 1 raw text is: Editorial Methodological Insights journal of Contemporary Criminal justice 29(1) 4-12 Sdtdy@2013 SAGE Publications Reprints and permission: Theortica andsagepub.com/journalsPermnissions.nav DOl: 10.1 177/1043986212470901 cMpario wo uta Insdi nts cccj.sagepub.com From the Second neaa International Self-Report Study of Delinquency (ISRD-2) Self-report studies are a true treasure trove of insights into delinquency, substance use, and victimization among youth, but they are typically limited to one or just a handful of countries. The bulk of analyses of youth crime and victimization that draw upon survey data from multiple countries are not explicitly comparative by design, making comparisons between youth in different countries problematic and limited in scope. The articles published in this issue use data collected from the Second Intemnational Self-Report Delinquency study (ISRD-2), one of the first large-scale cross-national studies of juvenile delinquency with an explicitly comparative design and methodol- ogy, with 31 participating countries. Data were collected between 2005 and 2007. Those of us who were involved in the early beginnings of the International Self-Report Delinquency study (ISRD-1) some 20 years ago have argued from its inception that an explicitly comparative design is by far the strongest approach to cross-national survey research (e.g., Junger-Tas, Marshall, & Ribeaud, 2003; Junger-Tas, Terlouw, & Klein, 1994). We think that the results of the ISRD-2 project-as exemplified by the eight articles in this issue-support our optimistic assessment. Because of space limitations, we can provide only a brief introduction to the ISRD-2. The history of the International Self-Report Delinquency study may be found else- where (Junger-Tas et al., 2010; Junger-Tas & Marshall, 2012). The number of publica- tions reporting on the substantive findings of this large international collaborative project is growing fast (e.g., Junger-Tas, Enzmann, Steketee, & Marshall, 2012), frequently in languages other than English. The methodological challenges associated with a cross-national survey study such as the ISRD-2 have been amply discussed (e.g., Enzmann et al., 2010; Marshall, 2010; Marshall & Enzmann, 2012). To avoid repetition in each of the individual articles in this issue, we summarize below the main design features (i.e., survey instrument and sampling) of the ISRD-2, but we suggest consulting the publications on ISRD-2 methodology listed above for additional background. Corresponding Author: Ineke Haen Marshall, School of Criminology and Criminal justice and Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02015, USA. Email: i.marshall@neu.edu

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