Race, code of the street, and violent delinquency: A multilevel investigation of neighborhood street culture and individual norms of violence

Criminology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 569-605

  Stewart, Eric A ^a   Simons, Ronald L ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhoods; Street culture; Violent delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954294788     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2010.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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