Peers and delinquency among girls and boys: Are sex differences in delinquency explained by peer factors?

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 228-244

  Weerman, Frank M ^a   Hoeve, Machteld ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

juvenile delinquency; peers; sex differences; social network data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861726069     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370811435736     Document Type: Article

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