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Results for self-report studies
9 results foundAuthor: Killias, Martin Title: Self-Reported Juvenile Delinquency in Switzerland in 2006: Overview and Explanations Summary: This paper presents the results of the second national self-reported juvenile delinquency survey conducted in Switzerland. The survey was carried out using the standardized questionnaire developed for the ISRD2, to which a few questions were added. This assures comparability with the other participating countries. At the same time, the analysis of crime trends will also be possible because Switzerland participated in the first International Self- Reported Delinquency study (ISRD1) that took place in 1992. It must be mentioned that in the meantime no national surveys were conducted, but some cantonal or city surveys took place (e.g. in the cantons of Zurich and Vaud). The first part of this paper includes a brief sociodemographic and economic description of the country, while the rest of the paper is dedicated to the presentation of the methodology applied in Switzerland and the main results of the survey. Details: Unpublished report to the Swiss National Science Foundation, 2007. 63p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 22, 2010 at: http://www.rwi.uzh.ch/lehreforschung/alphabetisch/killias/forschung/exprojekte/ISRD2.pdf Year: 2007 Country: Switzerland URL: http://www.rwi.uzh.ch/lehreforschung/alphabetisch/killias/forschung/exprojekte/ISRD2.pdf Shelf Number: 113580 Keywords: Crime StatisticsJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile OffendersSelf-Report Studies |
Author: Kivivuori, Janne Title: Supervision Mode Effects in School-Based Delinquency and Victimization Survey: Preliminary Test Summary: Supervision mode is one of the core design aspects in sensitive topics surveys conducted in schools, including self-report delinquency and victimization surveys. In the current study, two groups of 15-16-year-old students completed a self-report delinquency survey questionnaire under two different supervision conditions: one was supervised by researchers (N=239) and the other by teachers (N=243). The findings on the overall structure and patterns of delinquency are very similar irrespective of the mode of supervision. Outside supervision appears to yield higher prevalence levels of self-reported cases of property destruction and drug use, while violence reporting manifests lesser differences. Computer-related offences yielded identical results in both conditions. Students under researcher supervision reported more criminal victimizations than those under teacher supervision; the difference was most marked in theft victimization. Questions tapping into more serious victimization did not manifest clear supervision mode effect. The limitations of this small-scale preliminary study include group level randomization, and a matching process which did not preclude non-random compositional effects. Future methods research designs would benefit from larger samples and/or individual level randomization. Details: Helsinki: National Research Institute of Legal Policy, 2011. 8p. Source: Internet Resource: Research Brief 20/2011: Accessed April 21, 2011 at: http://www.optula.om.fi/Satellite?blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobcol=urldata&SSURIapptype=BlobServer&SSURIcontainer=Default&SSURIsession=false&blobkey=id&blobheadervalue1=inline;%20filename=Verkko20_Kivivuori_Salmi.pdf&SSURIsscontext=Satellite%20Server&blobwhere=1296728372438&blobheadername1=Content-Disposition&ssbinary=true&blobheader=application/pdf Year: 2011 Country: Finland URL: http://www.optula.om.fi/Satellite?blobtable=MungoBlobs&blobcol=urldata&SSURIapptype=BlobServer&SSURIcontainer=Default&SSURIsession=false&blobkey=id&blobheadervalue1=inline;%20filename=Verkko20_Kivivuori_Salmi.pdf&SSURIssconte Shelf Number: 121462 Keywords: Juvenile DelinquencyJuvenile Offenders (Finland)Self-Report StudiesVictimization |
Author: Gibson, Chris L. Title: Unpacking the Influence of Neighborhood Context and Antisocial Propensity on Violent Victimization of Children and Adolescents in Chicago Summary: This research combines social disorganization and self-control theories to understand violent victimization among children and adolescents. In doing so, several research questions are investigated to explore the independent and interactive influences that neighborhood disadvantage and low self-control have on violent victimization risk. Data from the 9, 12, and 15-year old cohorts of the Longitudinal Cohort Study in the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN-LCS) were used in this study. Data analyzed were from self-reports of children, adolescents, and their primary caregivers during waves 1 and 2 of the longitudinal data collection effort. In addition, neighborhood structural characteristics from the U.S. Census were also analyzed. Results from a combination of hierarchical generalized linear models and multivariate logistic regression models with robust standard errors revealed that violent victimization did not significantly vary across neighborhoods, and independent of various behavioral and lifestyle choices made by children and adolescents, low self-control increased the risk for becoming a victim of violence. Additionally, choices made by them also influenced their risk of violent victimization; those who reported engaging in violent offending, spending more time in unstructured activities, and having more delinquent peers had a higher risk of being a victim of violence. Further analysis shows that the association between low self-control and violent victimization risk varies across levels of neighborhood concentrated disadvantage in which youth live; low self-control’s influence in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods dissipated while it was amplified for those living in the least disadvantaged neighborhoods. Unstructured socializing with peers was the only factor that significantly influenced violent victimization risk across low, medium and high disadvantaged neighborhoods. Findings are consistent with a “social push” perspective, which suggests that disadvantaged environments provide social pressures that may override the influence of individual differences on vulnerability to violent victimization. Implications of this study’s findings are discussed as they relate to policy, prevention and theory; while also setting forth a research agenda on neighborhoods, antisocial traits, and violent victimization risk for future research. Details: Washington, DC: National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice, 2012. 79p. Source: Final Report: Internet Resource: Accessed February 18, 2012 at https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/237731.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/237731.pdf Shelf Number: 124181 Keywords: AdolescentsCrime StatisticsJuvenile VictimsSelf-Report StudiesVictimizationViolent Crime |
Author: Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. Title: Under the Radar: New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study: Self-Reported Prevalence and Documented Case Surveys, Final Report Summary: The New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive studies to quantify the extent of elder abuse in a discrete jurisdiction ever attempted, and certainly the largest in any single American state. With funding from the New York State William B. Hoyt Memorial Children and Family Trust Fund, a program administered under NYS Office of Children and Family Services, three community, governmental, and academic partners (Lifespan of Greater Rochester, the New York City Department for the Aging and the Weill Cornell Medical College) formed a collaborative partnership to conduct the study. The study had three central aims achieved through two separate study components: To estimate the prevalence and incidence of various forms of elder abuse in a large, representative, statewide sample of older New Yorkers over 60 years of age through direct interviews (hereafter referred to as the Self-Reported Prevalence Study); To estimate the number of elder abuse cases coming to the attention of all agencies and programs responsible for serving elder abuse victims in New York State in a one-year period (the Documented Case Study); and to compare rates of elder abuse in the two component studies, permitting a comparison of “known” to “hidden” cases, and thereby determining an estimate of the rate of elder abuse underreporting in New York State. Prevalence refers to the number of older adults who have ever experienced elder mistreatment since turning 60. Incidence refers to the number of new cases of elder abuse in the year prior to the survey interview. While the Prevalence Study did not attempt to analyze the reasons for the disparity in self-reported versus documented elder abuse, some possible explanations can be offered. Considerable variability in documentation systems may play a role in the results. The Documented Case Study found a great deal of variability in the way service systems and individual organizations collect data in elder abuse cases. Some service systems and some regions may lack the resources to integrate elder abuse elements in data collection systems or may simply not have an adequate elder abuse focus in their data collection. Population density, the visibility of older adults in the community and, conversely, social isolation in rural areas may contribute to differences in referral rate trends based on geography. Greater awareness by individuals, both lay and professional, who have contact with older adults and might observe the signs and symptoms of elder abuse, may also explain higher referral rates in some areas. The New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study uncovered a large number of older adults for whom elder abuse is a reality but who remain “under the radar” of the community response system set up to assist them. The findings of the New York State Elder Abuse Prevalence Study suggest that attention should be paid to the following issues in elder abuse services: Consistency and adequacy in the collection of data regarding elder abuse cases across service systems. Sound and complete data sets regarding elder abuse cases are essential for case planning and program planning, reliable program evaluation and resource allocation; Emphasis on cross-system collaboration to ensure that limited resources are used wisely to identify and serve elder abuse victims; Greater focus on prevention and intervention in those forms of elder abuse reported by elders to be most prevalent, in particular, financial exploitation; Promotion of public and professional awareness through education campaigns and training concerning the signs of elder abuse and the resources available to assist older adults who are being mistreated by trusted individuals. Details: New York: Lifespan of Greater Rochester, Inc. Weill Cornell Medical Center of Cornell University, New York City Department for the Aging, 2011. 144p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 28, 2012 at http://www.lifespan-roch.org/documents/UndertheRadar051211.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.lifespan-roch.org/documents/UndertheRadar051211.pdf Shelf Number: 124316 Keywords: Elder Abuse (New York)Self-Report Studies |
Author: He, Ni Title: A Multi-city Assessment of Juvenile Delinquency in the U.S.: A Continuation and Expansion of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD) Summary: This project is a part of the International Self-report Delinquency (ISRD) study. The ISRD study is now in its second sweep, involving more than 30 nations. A major goal for the ISRD study is to provide an ongoing assessment of (1) the prevalence and incidence of youthful offending; (2) the correlates of youthful crime and different explanations of crime; (3) various dimensions of delinquent trajectories; (4) social response to juvenile misbehavior; (5) the relative importance of micro-level (individual), meso-level (school and neighbourhood), and macro-level (city and country) variables for self-report delinquency and its correlates; and (6) the methodological implications for cross-national survey research. Data collection for the U.S. portion of the ISRD- 2 study was carried out in the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007. The achieved US sample includes 2,571 7th to 9th grade students from 11 public and 4 private schools in three geographically and socio-economically diverse regions (Northeast, Southwest, and Midwest). With regard to risk factors for juvenile delinquency, we find truancy to be of major concern (32.8% last month). The rates of alcohol use (41.5% life-time and 14.0% last month) and marijuana/hashish use (16% life-time and 7.9% last month) based on our sample are comparable to those from other major U.S. national studies. Theft (31.2% last year) and bullying (20% last year) are the two major victimization categories according to our study. The prevalence rates of being a victim of robbery/extortion (4.5%) and assault (4.1%) are noticeably much lower. The reporting (to the police) rate of bullying is particularly low (4.9%), compared to the rates for all other victimization categories (varying from 12.6% to 16.1%). Shoplifting (20.7%), group fight (16.0%), vandalism (15.9%) and carrying a weapon (14.3%) captured the highest life-time prevalence rates in all offense categories measured in our study. Similar observations are found in the corresponding last-year offense prevalence measures. Outcomes based on analyses of both attitudinal and behavioral (victimization and offense prevalence) measures across gender, grade level, city size and school types are quite consistent with predictions that could be made based on either relevant theories or previous studies. Students of different immigrant statuses do not differ in self-reported victimization and offending experiences. We also did not find statistically significant difference between genders with regard to age of onset for all variety of offenses. Our multivariate analyses (both OLS and Negative Binomial regressions) lend support to the theoretical relationships derived from social bonding, self-control, and social learning theories. Findings included in the current report are based on U.S. ISRD-2 data only. The anticipated release of the merged cross-national ISRD-2 data will not only provide us an opportunity to compare our domestic findings with those of the other nations, it will also allow multi-level cross-national analyses. Details: Boston: Northeastern University, 2009. 55p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 6, 2012 at http://nuweb.neu.edu/nhe/NIJ%20Final%20Technical%20Report%20Final%20Report.pdf Year: 2009 Country: United States URL: http://nuweb.neu.edu/nhe/NIJ%20Final%20Technical%20Report%20Final%20Report.pdf Shelf Number: 125162 Keywords: Crime StatisticsJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile OffendersSelf-Report Studies |
Author: North Dakota. Office of Attorney General Title: 2012 Comprehensive Status and Trends Report Summary: This report is a summary evaluation of the status of substance abuse and treatment in North Dakota, and analysis of substance abuse trends. This Report evaluates five sets of statistics, each providing a different aspect of the substance abuse problem in North Dakota: 1. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) conducted by the Department of Public Instruction every other year, examines the health risks taken by our children; 2. Data on the number and type of drug samples analyzed at the North Dakota Crime Laboratory; 3. Trends in substance abuse treatment as reported by the Department of Human Services; 4. Arrest statistics compiled by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) from reports submitted by local law enforcement agencies, and; 5. Information from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations on the number of people incarcerated or on probation for drug related crimes. Details: Bismarck, ND: North Dakota Office of Attorney General, 2012. 21p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 15, 2012 at http://www.ag.state.nd.us/reports/ComprehensiveStatusRept.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.ag.state.nd.us/reports/ComprehensiveStatusRept.pdf Shelf Number: 126738 Keywords: Alcohol Abuse Treatment (North Dakota)Crime StatisticsDrug Abuse Treatment (North Dakota)Self-Report Studies |
Author: Buiza, Cynthia Title: Misunderestimating Corruption Summary: Estimates of the extent of corruption rely largely on self-reports of individuals, business managers, and government officials. Yet it is well known that survey respondents are reticent to tell the truth about activities to which social and legal stigma are attached, implying a downward bias in survey-based estimates of corruption. This paper develops a method to estimate the prevalence of reticent behavior, in order to isolate rates of corruption that fully reflect respondent reticence in answering sensitive questions. The method is based on a statistical model of how respondents behave when answering a combination of conventional and random-response survey questions. The responses to these different types of questions reflect three probabilitiesthat the respondent has done the sensitive act in question, that the respondent exhibits reticence in answering sensitive questions, and that a reticent respondent is not candid in answering any specific sensitive question. These probabilities can be estimated using a method-of-moments estimator. Evidence from the 2010 World Bank Enterprise survey in Peru suggests reticence-adjusted estimates of corruption that are roughly twice as large as indicated by responses to standard questions. Reticence-adjusted estimates of corruption are also substantially higher in a set of ten Asian countries covered in the Gallup World Poll. Details: Washington, D.C.: Policy Research Working Paper, The World, 2013. 40p. Source: Policy Research Working Paper 6488: Internet Resource: Accessed January 16, 2014 at Year: 2013 Country: International URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/pdf/10.1596/1813-9450-6488 Shelf Number: 131782 Keywords: Corruption Self-Report Studies |
Author: Kraay, Aart Title: Misunderestimating Corruption Summary: Estimates of the extent of corruption rely largely on self-reports of individuals, business managers, and government officials. Yet it is well known that survey respondents are reticent to tell the truth about activities to which social and legal stigma are attached, implying a downward bias in survey-based estimates of corruption. This paper develops a method to estimate the prevalence of reticent behavior, in order to isolate rates of corruption that fully reflect respondent reticence in answering sensitive questions. The method is based on a statistical model of how respondents behave when answering a combination of conventional and random-response survey questions. The responses to these different types of questions reflect three probabilitiesthat the respondent has done the sensitive act in question, that the respondent exhibits reticence in answering sensitive questions, and that a reticent respondent is not candid in answering any specific sensitive question. These probabilities can be estimated using a method-of-moments estimator. Evidence from the 2010 World Bank Enterprise survey in Peru suggests reticence-adjusted estimates of corruption that are roughly twice as large as indicated by responses to standard questions. Reticence-adjusted estimates of corruption are also substantially higher in a set of ten Asian countries covered in the Gallup World Poll. Details: Washington, D.C.: Policy Research Working Paper, The World, 2013. 40p. Source: Policy Research Working Paper 6488: Internet Resource: Accessed January 16, 2014 at Year: 2013 Country: International URL: http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/pdf/10.1596/1813-9450-6488 Shelf Number: 131782 Keywords: Corruption Self-Report Studies |
Author: Marshall, Ineke Haen Title: Youth Victimization and Reporting to Police: First Results from the Third Round of the International Self-Report Delinquency Study (ISRD3) Summary: The young are often considered our greatest resource; children are viewed as human capital that society depends on for continued growth and sustainability. Children also deserve special protection against violence (United Nations 1990; Council of Europe 2012). That is why we are willing to invest a lot in improving youth policies, building better educational systems, stronger families, and happier communities. Children are also the cause of great worries among parents, educators, police and other adults, particularly during the teenage years, which are times of turmoil and transition, when youth rebel against adults, get involved in risky behavior, and start experimenting with illegal behavior. Young people are also quite vulnerable to being exploited and victimized, not only by strangers, but also by their peers, their parents, or other trusted adults. This report provides some international evidence about their experiences. The third round of the International Self-Report Delinquency (ISRD3) project asks children from 7th, 8th and 9th grade (12-16 year olds) in over 30 countries about their experiences as victims of crime and as offenders; it also asks about their everyday lives and attitudes. In this report we present the first findings for the 15 countries for which preliminary comparative data are available. Thus, this first findings report is based on the participation of more than 38,000 young people in cities or regions of Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine and Venezuela. Each country organized its own fieldwork and translation, following a joint research protocol. The surveys were completed in schools, either online or through paper and pencil questionnaires. For more information on the methodology, see Table 1 below. The survey should not be considered representative of the whole population of young people in these countries but instead of 7th to 9th grade students in those cities or regions in which the data were collected. The selection of countries included in this primary report reflect the practical sequence of data collection rather than any substantial consideration regarding which countries are of interest to compare. In incorporating questions about offending, the survey combines the methods of self-report delinquency surveys and of victimization surveys. The primary goal of the ISRD project is the analysis of risk factors of juvenile delinquency in a manner that enables us to factor in national differences and contextual sources of influence. Secondarily, the project produces information that gives local stakeholders information about the specific patterns of youth crime in their areas. In addition to these goals, the project enables the comparison of delinquency patterns in various areas and cities. In this primary report, we focus on the third set of findings, planning to undertake more detailed risk factor analyses when more countries are in the dataset. Details: Boston: Northeastern University, 2015. 24p. Source: Internet Resource: ISRD3 Technical Report Series #3: Accessed January 25, 2017 at: http://www.northeastern.edu/isrd/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ISRD3_TechRep_03.pdf Year: 2015 Country: International URL: http://www.northeastern.edu/isrd/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ISRD3_TechRep_03.pdf Shelf Number: 147804 Keywords: Criminal Justice StatisticsJuvenile DelinquencyJuvenile VictimsSelf-Report StudiesVictimization StudiesVictims of Crime |