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Austin, Roy L. – Offender Rehabilitation, 1977
The present study, using official records and self-reports of offense type, shows that indicators based on the former are less adequate for predictive and causal studies of recidivism than those based on the latter. Moreover, personal offenders are more likely to be recidivists than are property offenders. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Comparative Analysis, Crime, Criminals
Peer reviewedAustin, Roy L. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
Hirschi and Hindelang's (1977) causal model in which IQ is linked to delinquency by a set of school-related variables is examined, using Costner's multiple indicator procedure. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Delinquency, Delinquency Causes
