Peers and gun use among urban adolescent males: An examination of social embeddedness

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-44

  Wilkinson, Deanna L ^a   McBryde, Marquette S ^a   Williams, Brice ^a   Bloom, Shelly ^a   Bell, Kerryn ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooffending; Group processes; Gun crime; Guns; Self protection; Third party roles; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 59349098002     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208328449     Document Type: Article

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