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    The social context of violent victimization: A study of the delinquent peer effect


    Schreck, Christopher, Fisher, Bonnie and Miller, J Mitchell (2004) The social context of violent victimization: A study of the delinquent peer effect. Justice Quarterly, 21 (1). pp. 23-47. ISSN 0741-8825

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    Abstract

    Haynie's (2001) work on the structural dimensions of peer networks demonstrated how the characteristics of networks may influence individual delinquent behavior. This study extends the network approach to the prediction of violent victimization. The National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health) is used to examine how the friendship-network characteristics of centrality, density, and popularity affect vulnerability. The findings indicate that central and popular members of dense conventional groups experienced lower levels of violent victimization, while the opposite was true of similarly situated members of delinquent networks. Implications for victimization and research related to the specification of how delinquent peer associations promote vulnerability are discussed.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: social context; violent victimization; study; delinquent peer effect;
    Academic Unit: Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
    Item ID: 20371
    Identification Number: 10.1080/07418820400095731
    Depositing User: Christopher Schreck
    Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2025 11:52
    Journal or Publication Title: Justice Quarterly
    Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/20371
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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