The Relationship between Perceived Offense and Actual Discipline Rates in the Military

摘要

Because research findings relating to the problem of minority discipline were few, particularly findings that relate perceptions of diciplinary offenses with actual punishment rates, the availability of record data prompted researchers to examine this problem first. Before examining the impact of the training programs in this area, it seemed desirable to clarify the nature and seriousness of some of the discipline problems. This report focuses on a particular problem area: punishment (Article 15) and discharge rates and perceived offense rates among different racial groups. The annalyses reported here were made using Article 15 and discharge data from the six-month period, 1 August 1975 and data from a January 1976 survey.