The Structure of Self-Reported Delinquency.

Braithwaite, John B.; Law, Henry G.

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Publication Date: 1978

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The Structure of Self-Reported Delinquency

Braithwaite, John B.; Law, Henry G.

Applied Psychological Measurement, 2, 2, 221-38, Spr 78

An analysis of self-report delinquency data using four non-metric procedures for structural analysis revealed support for the existence of a general delinquency factor. However, offenses of low seriousness and victimless offenses (drinking and drug-taking items) were only weakly related to this general factor. (Author/CTM)

Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Delinquency, Delinquent Behavior, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Item Analysis, Multidimensional Scaling, Nonparametric Statistics, Secondary Education, Self Evaluation

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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