NCJ Number
27600
Date Published
1974
Length
1 page
Annotation
STATISTICAL STUDY OF 3,745 NINETEEN-YEAR-OLD NORWEGIANS WHO VOLUNTARILY CONFESSED - ANONYMOUNSLY - TO OFFENSES THEY HAD COMMITTED AT SOME TIME DURING THEIR LIVES.
Abstract
THE STUDY INCLUDED ONE SEVENTH OF THE YOUTHS REPORTING FOR MILITARY DUTY ALL OVER NORWAY IN 1967. A SIMILAR STUDY IN 1961 HAD COVERED ONLY THREE DISTRICTS, AND HENCE A SMALLER NUMBER OF YOUTHS. A DISCUSSION OF SIMILAR STUDIES IN THE OTHER SCANDIANAVIAN COUNTRIES IS INCLUDED, AND THEY ARE COMPARED AND CONTRASTED WITH THE NORWEGIAN STUDY. STATISTICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED INCLUDES NATURE OF THE OFFENSE, FATHER'S OCCUPATION, AGE AT TIME OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE. THE METHOD USED IN MAKING THE STUDY IS DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN AN APPENDIX AND THE TEXT OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE USED IS PROVIDED IN ANOTHER. --IN NORWEGIAN, WITH A SUMMARY IN ENGLISH