RT Article
T1 Self-reported offending, maturational reform, and the Easterlin hypothesis
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 6
IS 3
SP 237
OP 267
A1 Menard, Scott W.
A2 Elliott, Delbert S. 1933-
LA English
YR 1990
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764277112
AB The maturational reform hypothesis and the Easterlin cohort size hypothesis are used to specify models in which age, period, and cohort effects on self-reported crime and delinquency are estimated. Curvilinear effects, logarithmic transformations, and the distinction between prevalence and frequency of offending are considered. The maturational reform hypothesis is supported for general delinquency but not for serious (Index) delinquency, for which there appears to be a steady decline in the behavior with age. The Easterlin hypothesis is supported for both general and Index delinquency. Theoretical, methodological, and substantive implications of the results are discussed.
K1 Delinquency
K1 Cohort
K1 Period
K1 ag
DO 10.1007/BF01065410