'I wasn't alone': Collective behaviour and violent delinquency

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 336-353

  Mcgloin, Jean Marie ^a   Piquero, Alex R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Co offending; Collective behavoiur; Social networks; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849090148     PISSN: 00048658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/acri.42.3.336     Document Type: Article

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