Birds of different feathers: School networks of serious delinquent, minor delinquent and non-delinquent boys and girls

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-383

  Weerman, Frank M ^a   Bijleveld, Catrien C J H ^b  

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

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delinquency; Group processes; Juvenile crime; Peers; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548450327     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370807080718     Document Type: Article

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