The Social Transmission of Delinquency: Effects of Peer Attitudes and Behavior Revisited

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 420-443

  Megens, Kim C I M ^a   Weerman, Frank M ^a  

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

Author keywords

attitudes; behavior; delinquency; peers; social network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864323551     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427811408432     Document Type: Article

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