Why are English youths more violent than Swedish youths?: A comparative study of the role of crime propensity, lifestyles and their interactions in two cities

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 309-330

  Wikström, Per Olof H ^a   Svensson, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Crime propensity; Cross national comparison; Eskilstuna youth study; Lifestyles; Morality; Peterborough youth study; Situational action Theory; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249084905     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370808090835     Document Type: Article

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