CHANGING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OFFICIAL AND SELF-REPORTED MEASURES OF DELINQUENCY - AN EXPLORATORY - PREDICTIVE STUDY

• NCJ Number: 7909
• Journal: JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE SCIENCE Volume: 63 Issue: 3 Dated: (SEPTEMBER 1972) Pages: 388-395
• Author(s): M L ERICKSON
• Date Published: 1972
• Length: 8 pages
• Corporate Author: Williams and Wilkins Co
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT SCALES CONCERNING SELF-REPORTED DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR AND THE RESPONDENTS' ESTIMATES OF THEIR FUTURE VIOLATIONS.

Abstract

THE PAPER INVOLVED AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DEVELOPED SCALES AND OFFICIAL DELINQUENCY DATA, OVER A THREE YEAR PERIOD.