Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1963. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-51).

Thesis (Honors)--College of William and Mary, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 39). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Akademisk avhandling--Uppsala. / Thesis statement from special t.p. inserted. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1982. / Typescript. Vita. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaf 165).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1937. / Vita. Lithoprinted. "Private edition, distributed by the University of Chicago libraries, Chicago, Illinois." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

In this thesis we consider several distinct problems in linear systems theory and encompass the implementation of such work via the symbolic computational language Maple. Our analytical contribution is split into three main areas these being: the solution to a regular, discrete-time ARMA-representation; the computation of the generalised inverse of a rational matrix P(s)ER(s)n×m; and the computation of the invariant direction vectors associated with a regular polynomial matrix description (PMD).

This dissertation critically reviews prior labeling theory research concerning juvenile delinquency and adult criminality, and presents a structural equation model utilizing the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). The labeling perspective is outlined as it was originally presented, and the theoretical elaborations that have taken place since are highlighted. Distinctions are made between formally applied criminal justice labels and the informal labels that are applied by significant others and parents. An interactionist labeling model that incorporates respondents’ levels of self-control is presented to explain formal labeling, levels of juvenile delinquency, and future criminality among a nationally representative sample of American adolescents: three waves of Add Health. The findings show that formal labeling was the strongest significant predictor of subsequent criminal involvement and that it mediated the effect of prior delinquency on subsequent criminal involvement.

This thesis critically reviews prior labeling theory research concerning juvenile delinquency and crime; it adds to current work by using contemporary data. Labeling events are described in detail to provide an overall understanding of where labels originate, who is casting the label, and what research suggests concerning different types of labels. An interactionist labeling model is tested to explain levels of juvenile delinquency among a nationally representative sample of American adolescents: the first three waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health). Finally, negative binomial regression models are estimated in order to better explain the dynamic relationship between labels and delinquency.

M.Sc. / Please refer to full text to view abstract