Explaining Systematic Bias in Self-Reported Measures: Factors that Affect the Under- and Over-Reporting of Self-Reported Arrests

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-528

  Krohn, Marvin D ^a   Lizotte, Alan J ^b   Phillips, Matthew D ^b   Thornberry, Terence P ^c   Bell, Kristin A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hidden delinquency; official arrests; self report arrests; systematic bias; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879176846     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418825.2011.606226     Document Type: Article

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