A Global Perspective on Young People as Offenders and Victims: First Results from the ISRD3 Study: SpringerBriefs in Criminology

This volume provides key findings on self-reported offending and on victimization.

Chapter 1 set the scene, and describes the background to ISRD3. Chapter 2

describes the methods used in the survey; respondents complete the ISRD questionnaire either in paperformat or – increasingly – using a standardized internet program. Chapter 3 covers key findings on self-reported offending, including the important finding that preparedness to disclose offending varies according to cultural context. Chapter 4 presents findings on victimization, including important new findings on hate crime and the use of parental violence, as well as coverage of more conventional forms of crime. A final chapter summarizes the results and draws out their implications.

This Brief will be of interest to researchers in criminology and criminal justice,

as well as related fields such as sociology, public policy, and psychology. Due to

the groundbreaking methodological analyses provided, this Brief is essential reading to all who conduct or use internationally comparative and global survey research.