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Self-Reported Delinquency in Persistent Young Offenders

    Emma J. Palmer

    Centre for Applied Psychology University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Clive R. Hollin

    Centre for Applied Psychology University of Leicester, Leicester, UK


Received
10 Jul, 2001
Accepted
25 Nov, 2001
Published
31 Dec, 2001

Self reported delinquency was examined with a sample of persistent convicted young offenders. Three different strategies of data analysis were used: (i) the number of different offences committed, (ii) the frequency of committal over the previous 12 months, and (iii) the seriousness of these acts. The offences were classified into types to investigate whether the offenders tended to be specialists in one or two types of crimes, or whether they were more diverse in their law breaking. Analyses revealed that the young people were more "diverse" than "specialist" in their offending.

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APA-7 Style
Palmer, E.J., Hollin, C.R. (2001). Self-Reported Delinquency in Persistent Young Offenders. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 16(3-4), 67-83. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=508

ACS Style
Palmer, E.J.; Hollin, C.R. Self-Reported Delinquency in Persistent Young Offenders. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2001, 16, 67-83. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=508

AMA Style
Palmer EJ, Hollin CR. Self-Reported Delinquency in Persistent Young Offenders. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2001; 16(3-4): 67-83. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=508

Chicago/Turabian Style
Palmer, Emma, J., and Clive R. Hollin. 2001. "Self-Reported Delinquency in Persistent Young Offenders" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 16, no. 3-4: 67-83. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=508