Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 1998. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [117]-127).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Carleton University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-235). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-131).

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 125-131) Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2007. / Adviser: Liesbet Hooghe. Includes bibliographical references.

The diploma thesis deals with randomized response techniques and their use in the self- report study of crime and delinquency. Even though the techniques were designed as a response to measurement problems that are encountered also in self-report studies of criminal and delinquent behaviour, they have so far been employed rarely in this context. The aim of the thesis is therefore to explore the potential as well as limits of randomized response techniques for this field of study from a substantial, methodological, practical and technical point of view. The first part tries to determine to what extent self-report studies of crime and delinquency can benefit from the basic asset of randomized response techniques, that is possibility of reducing bias stemming from respondents unwillingness to give honest answers to sensitive questions. We arrive to the conclusion that the self-report study of crime and delinquency could make use of the techniques from a substantial point of view. We point out the fact, however, that within self-report studies there are a lot of sources of measurement error from which only few may be addressed by the techniques. The second part describes randomized response techniques that have not been introduced in detail so far in the Czech context. It focuses not only on the basic...

This thesis is an investigation of the Philanthropic Society (est. 1788) and Refuge for the Destitute (est. 1804), two subscription charities established to prevent crime and reform members of the “criminal underclass” in London, England. This thesis engages the perspectives of both benefactors and beneficiaries, arguing that beneficiaries (or “objects”) were not passive participants in the charitable exchange, but actively sought to manipulate the institutions’ systems to secure their own desires —desires which did not always align with those of their benefactors. The introductory chapter explores the social, economic, and political conditions which led benefactors to create the institutions and which informed their aims and methods. The first chapter examines the strategies used by objects to secure charitable aid on their own terms. The post-institutional conduct of beneficiaries is the focus of the final chapter. Despite the intensive reformatory regimen of the Philanthropic and Refuge, a significant proportion of beneficiaries —at least one third— refused to fulfill benefactors’ expectations that they become law-abiding, industrious, and pious citizens. From the day of their application to the institutions to long after their departure, objects’ actions were informed by their own expectations and desires. / Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

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The thesis is divided into two parts. Theoretical part consists of four chapters, empirical investigation, the practical part.Chapter one focuses on the notion of family and its importance. Except for clarification of the concept are described the basic characteristics of the family now, basic functions of the family and educational styles. Conclusion of the firts chapter looks at the family as a potential risk factor of development and socio-pathological behavior in children and adolescents. The second chapter explains the basic concepts of social deviance and social pathology and describes the main causes of social pathologies. The third chapter describes the various social pathologies, which pose the greatest risk for the age group of children and adolescents. There are described in more detail: dependence on psychoactive substances, aggression and violence, vandalism, bullying, cyber crime and delinquency and pathological gambling. The fourth chapter is devoted to prevention, especially for a preventive action in the family. Practical part is an empirical investigation, in which the case study of ten children and adolescents who have committed some form of pathological behavior.