Cross-National Research in Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency

I. Studies In Several Nations.- Self-Report Delinquency Research in Holland with a Perspective on International Comparison.- Accommodating Self-Report Methods to a Low-Delinquency Culture: A Longitudinal Study from New Zealand.- Working Towards Clearer Definitions: A National Self-Report Study of Teenage Boys and Girls in England and Wales.- On the Use of Self-Reports in Measuring Crime Among Adults: Methodological Problems and Prospects.- Self-Reported and Recorded Data on Drug Abuse and Delinquency on 287 Men in Stockholm.- Scaling and Reliability Problems in Self-Reported Property Crimes.- II. Technical Issues in Self-Report Research.- Improving Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency.- Prevalence and Incidence in the Study of Antisocial Behavior: Definitions and Measurements.- Development of a New Measure of Self-Reported Antisocial Behavior for Young Children: Prevalence and Reliability.- Comparative Research on Crime and Delinquency - The Role and Relevance of National Penal Codes and Criminal Justice Systems.- What Kind of Homogeneity for Self-Report Delinquency Items?.- III. Self-Report Research in a Longitudinal Context.- Methodological Issues with Self-Reported Crime and Delinquency: An Analysis from a Canadian Study of the Transition from School to Work.- Design of and Self-Report in a Longitudinal Study on the Relation Between Education and Delinquency.- Some Problems with the Use of Self-Reports in Longitudinal Research.- Panel Effects and the Use of Self-Reported Measures of Delinquency in Longitudinal Studies.- Designing a Self-Report Instrument for the Study of the Development of Offending from Childhood to Adulthood: Issues and Problems.- Self-Reported and Official Offending from Adolescence to Adulthood.- Epilogue: Workshop Discussions and Future Directions.