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Cross-National Research in Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency NATO ASI Series Advanced Science Institutes Series A Series presenting the results of activities sponsored by the NA TO Science Committee, which aims at the dissemination of advanced scientific and technological knowledge, with a view to strengthening links between scientific communities. The Series is published by an international board of publishers in conjunction with the NATO Scientific Affairs Division A Life Sciences Plenum Publishing Corporation B Physics London and New York C Mathematical Kluwer Academic Publishers and Physical Sciences Dordrecht, Boston and London D Behavioural and Social Sciences E Applied Sciences F Computer and Systems Sciences Springer-Verlag G Ecological Sciences Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, H Cell Biology Paris and Tokyo Series D: Behavioural and Social Sciences -Vol. 50 Cross-National Research in Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency edited by Malcolm W. Klein Center for Research on Crime and Social Control, Social Science Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. Kluwer Academic Publishers Dordrecht / Boston / London Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Self-Report Methodology in Criminological Research Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands 26-30 June, 1988 Library of Congress Cataloging In Publication Data NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Self-Report Methodology in Criminological Research (1988 : Noordwljkerhout, Netherlands) Cross-national research In self-reported crime and delinquency I edited by Malcolm W. Klein. p. cm. -- (NATO ASI series. Series D, Behavioural and social sciences : no. 50) ·Publlshed In cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division.· ·Proceedlngs of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Self-Report Methodology In Criminological Research, Noordwljkerhout, The Netherlands, 26-30 .June, 1988"--T.p. verso. 1. Criminal statlstlcs--Evaluatlon--Congresses. I. Klein, Malcolm W. II. North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Scientific Affairs Division. III. Title. IV. Series. HV6018.N38 1988 364' .042'072--dc19 89-15318 ISBN-13: 978-94-010-6940-3 e-ISBN-13: 978-94-009-1001-0 001: 10.1007/978-94-009-1001-0 Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, P.O. Box 17, 3300 M Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Kluwer Academic Publishers incorporates the publishing programmes of D. Reidel, Martinus Nijhoif, Dr W. Junk and MTP Press. Sold and distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 101 Philip Drive, Norwell, MA 02061, U.S.A. In all other countries, sold and distributed by Kluwer Academic Publishers Group, P.O. Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht, The Netherlands. Printed on acid free paper All Rights Reserved © 1989 by Kluwer Academic Publishers Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1s t edition 1989 No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photo copying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. tor Margy Gatz, Cross-National Scholar, Colleague, and Companion TABLE OF CONTENTS Participants: NATO Advanced Research Workshop ix Introduction Malcolm W. Klein PART I. STUDIES IN SEVERAL NATIONS Self-Report Delinquency Research in Holland with a Perspective on International Comparison Josine Junger-Tas 17 Accommodating Self-Report Methods to a Low-Delinquency Culture: A Longitudinal Study from New Zealand Terrie E. Moffitt 43 Working Towards Clearer Definitions: A National Self-Report Study of Teenage Boys and Girls in England and Wales Margaret Shaw and David Riley 67 On the Use of Self-Reports in Measuring Crime Among Adults: Methodological Problems and Prospects Karl-Heinz Reuband 89 Self-Reported and Reeorded Data on Drug Abuse and Delinquency on 287 Men in Stockholm Jerzy Sarnecki 107 Scaling and Reliability Problems in Self-Reported Property Crimes Gerben J.N. Bruinsma 131 PART II. TECHNICAL ISSUES IN SELF-REPORT RESEARCH Improving Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency Delbert Elliott and David Huizinga 155 Prevalence and Incidence in the Study of Antisocial Behavior: Definitions and Measurements Dan Olweus 187 Development of a New Measure of Self-Reported Antisocial Behavior for Young Children: Prevalence and Reliability Rolf Loeber, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, Welmoet B. Van Kammen, and David Farrington 203 viii Comparative Research on Crime and Delinquency - The Role and Relevance of National Penal Codes and Criminal Justice Systems Hans-Jorg Albrecht 227 What Kind of Homogeneity for Self-Report Delinquency Items? Paul Dickes 249 PART III. SELF-REPORT RESEARCH IN A LONGITUDINAL CONTEXT Methodological Issues with Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency: An Analysis from a Canadian Study of the Transition from School to Work Timothy F. Hartnagel and Harvey Krahn 271 Design of and Self-Report in a Longitudinal Study on the Relation Between Education and Delinquency Jan A. Nijboer and Fokke P.H. D~jksterhuis 309 Some Problems with the Use of Self-Reports in Longitudinal Research Elmar Weitekamp 329 Panel Effects and the Use of Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency in Longitudinal Studies Terence P. Thornberry 347 Designing a Self-Report Instrument for the Study of the Development of Offending from Childhood to Adulthood: Issues and Problems Marc Le Blanc 371 Self-Reported and Official Offending from Adolescence to Adulthood David P. Farrington 399 Epilogue: Workshop Discussions and Future Directions Malcolm W. Klein 425 PARTICIPANTS: NATO ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP Professor Hans-Jarg Albreoht Dr. Ulla Bondeson Max Planok Institute Kriminalistisk Institut Gllnterstalstrasse 73 Kobenhavns Universitet D-7800 Freiburg im Breisgau Sankt Peders Straede 19 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY DK-1453 Kobenhavn K DENMARK Professor Anthony Bottoms Dr. Gerben J. W. Bruinsma Institute of Criminology Faoulty of Publio Administration Cambridge University University of !Wente 7 West Road Postbox 217 Cambridge CE6 9DT 7500 AE Ensohede UNITED KINGDOM THE NETHERLANDS Dr. Amelia Diaz Martinez Professor Paul Diokes Faoultad de Psioologia Centre d'Etudes de Populations de Depart de Personalidad Pauvrete et de Politiques Universitat de Valenoia Sooiales Valenoia B.P. 65 SPAIN L-7201 Walferdange LUXEMBOURG Dr. Jan van Dijk, Direotor Dr. Fokke Dijksterhuis Research and Dooumentation Center Criminologisoh Instituut Ministry of Justioe Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Postbox 20301 Haddingestraat 2 2500 Eli The Hague 9711 KD Groningen THE NETHERLANDS THE NETHERLANDS Dr. Delbert S. Elliott Dr. David Farrington Institute of Behavioral Soienoe Institute of Criminology University of COlorado Cambridge University Campus Box 483 7 West Road Boulder CO 80309 Cambridge CE6 9DT USA UNITED KINGDOM Dr. Uberto Gatti Dr. Timothy Hartnagel Institute of Criminal Anthropology Department of Sooiology University of Genoa University of Alberta Via detoni 12 Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H4 16132 Genoa CANADA ITALY ix x Dr. David Huizinga Professor Carl-Gunnar Janson Institute of Behavioral Science Department of Sociology University of Colorado Stockholms Universitet Campus Box 483 3-106 91 Stockholm Boulder CO 80309 SWEDEN USA Marianne Junger Dr. Josine Junger-Tas Research and Documentation Center Research and Documentation Center Post bus 20301 Post bus 20301 Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice 2500 EH The Hague 2500 EH The Hague THE NETHERLANDS THE NETHERLANDS Professor Martin Killias Professor Malcolm W. Klein Faculty of Law Center for Research on Crime and University of Lausanne SOCial Control Place du Chateau SOCial Science Research Institute CH-1005 Lausanne University of Southern California SWITZERLAND Los Angeles CA 90089-1111 USA Dr. Britta Kyvsgaard Dr. Marc Le Blanc Kriminalistisk Institut Ecole de psycho-education Kobenhavns Universitet Universite de Montreal Sankt Peder Straede 19 750 Blv. Gouin, est DK-1453 Kobenhavn K Montreal, Quebec H2C 1A6 DENMARK CANADA Professor Rolf Loeber Professor Friedrich Losel Western Psychiatric Institute Institut fur Psychologie I University of Pit,tsburgh Der Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg 3811 O'Hara Street Bismarckstrasse 1 Pittsburgh PA 15213 D-8520 Erlangen USA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Professor Anastasios Marcos Dr. Terrie E. Moffitt The American College of Greece Department of Psychology Aghin Paraskevi Atikis 153 10 University of Wisconsin GREECE 1202 West Johnson Street Madison WI 53706 USA USA xi Ms. Joy Mott Dr. Jan Nijboer Home Office Criminologisch Instituut Research and Planning Unit Rijksuniversiteit GrOningen Queen Anne's Gate Haddingestraat 2 London SW1 H 9AT 9711 KD Groningen UNITED KINGDOM THE NETHERLANDS Dr. Dan Olweus Professor Albert J. Re1ss Department of Personality Psychology Department of Sociology University of Bergen Yale University Oysteinsgate 3 Yale Station, Box 19165 N 5000 Bergen New Haven CT 06520 NORWAY USA Professor Carl-Heinz Reuband Dr. Jerzy Sarnecki Zentralarchiv fur Empirische Brottsforebyggande radet Sozialforschung Atlasmuren 1, 2 tr University zu Koln 113 21 Stockholm Bachemer Strasse 40 SWEDEN 5000 Koln 41 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY Dr. Margaret Shaw Professor Peter Sutterer 3425 Avenue de Vendome Max Planck Institut Notre Dame de Grace Gunterstalstra8se 73 Montreal H4A 3H6 D-7800 Fre1burg im Breisgau Quebec FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY CANADA Professor Terence Thornberry Professor Jacques Van Kerckvoorde School of Criminal Justice Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdhe1d State University of Hew York Katholieke Universiteit Leuven at Albany Blijde Inkomststraat 5 135 Western Avenue 3000 Leuven Albany NY 12222 BELGIUM USA Professor Bernhard Villmow Hr. Elmar Wei tekamp Facultat fur Rechtswissenschaften Sellin Center for Criminology Universitat Hamburg University of Pennsylvania Van-Melle-Park 3733 Spruce Street 2000 Hamburg 13 Philadelphia PA 19104 FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY USA Dr. Per-Olof Wikstrom Dr. Haluk Yavuzer Brottesforebyggande radet Child Psychology and Education Atlasmuren 1, 2 tr Department 113 21 Stockholm University of Istanbul SWEDEN Bayazit, Istanbul TURKEY
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