The validity of self-reported convictions in a community sample: Findings from the Cambridge study in delinquent development

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 562-580

  Auty, Katherine M ^a   Farrington, David P ^a   Coid, Jeremy W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Self reported convictions; Systematic bias; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940091631     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370815578198     Document Type: Article

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