The Validity of a Self-reported Delinquency Scale

By Alex R. Piquero, R. MacIntosh, M. Hickman. 2002

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The Socioeconomic Determinants of Ill‐Gotten Gains: Within‐Person Changes in Drug Use and Illegal Earnings1 (2003, methodology): “The merits of the self-report method for crime and delinquency data have been the subject of much debate and research (e.g., Hindelang, Hirschi, and Weis 1981; Piquero, MacIntosh, and Hickman 2002).”
Self-Control, Violent Offending, and Homicide Victimization: Assessing the General Theory of Crime (2005, background): “Because official arrest records do not capture all crimes that could come to the attention of criminal justice personnel, some scholars prefer the use of self-report data, although such data have come under some recent criticism concerning validity ( Piquero et al., 2002 ) and reliability (Lauritsen”
Enhancing the Validity and Cross-Cultural Comparability of Measurement in Survey Research (2003, background): “To help keep track of our notation, Figure 4 provides a graphic summary of the model and all its elements.”
Where Does Gender Fit in the Measurement of Self-Control? (2010, result): “Similar to past studies (Piquero et al., 2002), binge drinking was coded 0 (average of four or fewer drinks at one sitting) or 1 (average of five or more drinks at one sitting).”
Gendered Transitions (2009, unknown): “The merits of the self-report method for deviant behavior have been the subject of much debate and research (e.g., Hindelang, Hirschi, and Weis 1981; Piquero, MacIntosh, and Hickman 2002).”