Self-report and official measures: A further examination of the validity issue |
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Authors: | Steven P Lab Roy B Allen |
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Institution: | University of North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina 28223, USA;School of Criminology Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA |
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Abstract: | The relationship between self-report and official measures of crime remains unclarified. Adequate examinations of the comparability of the two measures have been limited because of the difficulty of obtaining both official and self-report data on the same subjects. In the present study, the authors use police records and self-report data on police contacts for members of a birth cohort, and find a substantial level of agreement between the two data sources. However, by incorporating data on police contact seriousness and a variety of demographic characteristics, the authors find some evidence of under- and over-reporting by various groups of cohort members. The authors suggest reasons for both the over- and under-reporting, and offer suggestions for future research. |
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