Crime Self-Reporting Study: Phase 1
Abstract
The PERSEREC Crime Self-Reporting Study covers criminal record checks conducted in CY00 on 14,470 subjects of DoD security clearance investigations, including uniformed military, civilian, and contractor personnel. Information found in these record checks was compared with subjects' responses to questions pertaining to criminal charges, arrests, and convictions on the Standard Form 86: Questionnaire for National Security Positions. Differences in rates of self-reporting were evaluated based on military status (military vs. nonmilitary), gender, age of subject at time of offense, age of subject at time of application, time elapsed since offense, type of investigation, type of offense to be reported (felonies and nonfelony alcohol, drug, firearms or explosives, miscellaneous other), level of investigation, and whether subjects were undergoing initial investigation or periodic reinvestigation. Variables that were most strongly associated with self-reporting of offense information were type of offense to be reported, military status, level of investigation, age at time of self-report, and recency of offenses. Overall, subjects reported alcohol-related offenses at higher rates than other types of offenses. The rate of self reporting was lower among subjects undergoing NACLC investigations than those designated as NAC or SSBI, though the higher rate of reporting among NAC subjects was an artifact of the investigative process subjects were undergoing. Military subjects were less likely than nonmilitary subjects to self-disclose reportable offenses. Females tended to be less likely to report than males. Offenses that occurred between 3 months and a year after the date of self-report were among the least likely to be reported in NACLC and SSBI investigations, but were not significantly different in NAC investigations, suggesting this finding may be due to delays in investigations rather than subjects reluctance to report relatively recent offenses.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA428279
Entities
People
- Andree E. Rose
- Kelly R. Buck