Peer similarity in delinquency for different types of friends: A comparison using two measurement methods

Criminology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 499-524

  Weerman, Frank M ^a   Smeenk, Wilma H ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Deviant peers; Peer similarity; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544454158     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0011-1348.2005.00015.x     Document Type: Article

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