Comparing Self-Reports and Official Records of Arrests

By M. Maxfield, B. Weiler, C. Widom. 2000

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The Development and Impact of Self-Report Measures of Crime and Delinquency (2010, background): “More recently, Maxfield et al. (2000) noted that there was approximately an equal amount of under- and over-reporting of arrests.”
Measuring Gender Differences in Partner Violence: Implications from Research on Other Forms of Violent and Socially Undesirable Behavior (2005, background): “It will come as no surprise that many people with documented histories of arrest do not disclose these to researchers (Huizinga & Elliott, 1984; Maxfield, Weiler, & Widom, 2000 ).”
An Update on the "Cycle of Violence (2001, methodology): “A comparison of official records and self-report information for these subjects is described in a recent article.(3)”
Comparing Official and Self-report Records of Offending across Gender and Race/Ethnicity in a Longitudinal Study of Serious Youthful Offenders (2014, methodology): “In a sample of abused/neglected subjects (along with a matched control group), Maxfield et al. (2000) found a high level of agreement between an official record of an arrest and a self-report of having an arrest and also that persons with more official contacts were more likely to self-report an…”