Comparing Self-Reports and Official Records of Arrests

We compared measures of self-reported arrests and official arrests for 676young adults with a history of child abuse and/or neglect and 520 nonabusedand nonneglected controls matched on age, sex, race, and approximate familysocial class. Findings reveal considerable concurrent validity between thetw...

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Authors:	Maxfield, Michael G. (Author) ; Weiler, Barbara Luntz (Author) ; Widom, Cathy Spatz 1945- (Author)
Format:	Electronic Article
Language:	English
Published:	2000
In:	Journal of quantitative criminology Year: 2000, Volume: 16, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-110
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Keywords:	Child neglect Child Abuse Validity Official reports Self-reports