An Experimental Comparison of Two Self-Report Methods for Measuring Lambda
Presents the use of RAND method in measuring crime rates and the month-by-month reporting method in interviewing prison inmates to measure crime rates in terms of lambda. How the RAND has generated much interest and controversy; Comparison of results between RAND and month-by-month method; Differenc...
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| Tipo de documento: | Print Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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1992
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Journal of research in crime and delinquency
Año: 1992, Volumen: 29, Número: 1, Páginas: 102-121 |
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| Sumario: | Presents the use of RAND method in measuring crime rates and the month-by-month reporting method in interviewing prison inmates to measure crime rates in terms of lambda. How the RAND has generated much interest and controversy; Comparison of results between RAND and month-by-month method; Differences of RAND (control condition) and month-by-month method (experimental condition); Computation of lambda for the control and experimental group; Conclusions |
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| ISSN: | 0022-4278 |
