TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What is the hidden figure of delinquency in girls? Scaling up from police charges to self-reports
JO  - Victims and offenders
A1  - Ahonen, Lia
A1  - Loeber, Rolf
A1  - Farrington, David P.
A1  - Hipwell, Alison E.
A1  - Stepp, Stephanie D.
SP  - 761
EP  - 776
VL  - 12
IS  - 5
N2  - Research on males shows discrepancies between official records and self-reports of delinquency, thus creating a scaling-up factor. Comparable information for girls is still needed. We investigated discrepancies (scaling up factors) from official records to self-reports in a large sample of girls between ages 12 and 17 (N = 2,450). On average there were three self-reported juvenile female offenders for every individual charged by the police, and for every police charge there were four offenses that were committed. The scaling-up factor was highest in early adolescence, indicating that female offenders at a young age were more likely to stay undetected by the police. The scaling-up factor was significantly lower for African American than white girls: a higher proportion of African American delinquent girls were charged by the police. Racial differences in scaling up were significant only for prevalence, not for frequency of offending. Knowledge about scaling-up factors is important for the design and implementation of intervention programs. We discuss racial differences, implications for justice administration, and practical implications for intervention science.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-4886
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15564886.2016.1185486
ID  - ref1
ER  -