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Self-Reported Delinquency in a Small City in West Germany Delinquents, Victims, and Offender/Victims

NCJ Number
81833
Journal
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice Volume: 5 Issue: 2 Dated: (Winter 1981) Pages: 145-152
Author(s)
B Villmow; E H Johnson
Date Published
1981
Length
8 pages
Annotation
Conducted in a small city in Baden-Wurttemberg, self-reports of persons 14-25 years of age were used to answer several general questions for a small city setting.
Abstract
As the first of two related papers, the following pages will describe the research methodology and will present findings for three general questions: How do officially reported delinquencies differ quantitatively from self-reported delinquencies? What were the magnitude and characteristics of victimization? Of those youth who reported they had been offenders, how many were also victims? (Author abstract)