@article{ref1,
title="Self-report and official measures: A further examination of the validity issue",
journal="Journal of criminal justice",
year="1984",
author="Lab, S. P. and Allen, Roy B.",
volume="12",
number="5",
pages="445-455",
abstract="The relationship between self-report and official measures of crime remains unclarified. Adequate examinations of the comparability of the two measures have been limited because of the difficulty of obtaining both official and self-report data on the same subjects. In the present study, the authors use police records and self-report data on police contacts for members of a birth cohort, and find a substantial level of agreement between the two data sources. However, by incorporating data on police contact seriousness and a variety of demographic characteristics, the authors find some evidence of under- and over-reporting by various groups of cohort members. The authors suggest reasons for both the over- and under-reporting, and offer suggestions for future research.<p />",
language="",
issn="0047-2352",
doi="10.1016/0047-2352(84)90092-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(84)90092-8"
}