Date of Award
8-1991
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Dr. Paul Friday
Second Advisor
Dr. Subhash Sonnad
Third Advisor
Dr. Tom VanValey
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This is part of an international pilot study on juvenile delinquency in the U. S. and six European countries. Research questions were designed based on using Hirschi’s (1969) theory of Social Control as a guide. Among the questions to be studied are the relationships between delinquency and single- and two-parent homes, participation in organized sports, and acts committed alone or with others. Interviews were conducted with 100 youths from 14- to 18-years of age. The population consisted of past and present students from junior high and high school in a mid-western city. The data were stratified into census tracts and a random sample selection was made from each of the census tracts. Tests of association and PRE measures were used in analysis of the data. Findings show a statistically significant relationship at the .05 level between delinquency and the three independent variables.
Recommended Citation
Robyn, Linda, "An Analysis of Self-Report Delinquency: A Test Using an International Instrument" (1991). Masters Theses. 1023.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1023