The concordance of self-reported and officially recorded criminal onset: results from a sample of Australian prisoners
This study examines the concordance of self-reported and officially recorded criminal onset among a sample of prisoners in Queensland, Australia. Classified into one of four developmental stages, Gwet’s Agreement Coefficient 1 (AC1) is used to examine the concordance of these two popular data source...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2018, Volume: 64, Issue: 4, Pages: 448-471 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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| Summary: | This study examines the concordance of self-reported and officially recorded criminal onset among a sample of prisoners in Queensland, Australia. Classified into one of four developmental stages, Gwet’s Agreement Coefficient 1 (AC1) is used to examine the concordance of these two popular data sources. Analysis is conducted across seven offense types, and comparisons are made between Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders. Results indicate moderate agreement between self-reports and official records with greater concordance for violent and serious property offenses. With few exceptions, self-reported onset precedes officially recorded onset, and concordance was greater for Indigenous offenders. These findings have important methodological implications for criminological research, in particular, developmental and life-course theory, which emphasizes the theoretical importance of the timing and sequencing of criminal events. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-387X |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0011128716682440 |
