Official labeling, criminal embeddedness, and subsequent delinquency: A longitudinal test of labeling theory

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 67-88

  Bernburg, Jón Gunnar ^a   Krohn, Marvin D ^b   Rivera, Craig J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Deviant peers; Labeling theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GANG; HISPANIC; HUMAN; JUSTICE; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER GROUP; POVERTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THEFT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 30844471176     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427805280068     Document Type: Article

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