The Social Context of Violent Victimization: A Study of the Delinquent Peer Effect

Citation

Schreck, C. J.; Fisher, B. S.; & Miller, J. M. (2004). The Social Context of Violent Victimization: A Study of the Delinquent Peer Effect. Justice Quarterly. vol. 21 (1) pp. 23-47

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.

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07418820400095731

Keyword(s)

Crime & delinquency

Reference Type

Journal Article

Journal Title

Justice Quarterly

Author(s)

Schreck, C. J.
Fisher, B. S.
Miller, J. M.

Year Published

2004

Volume Number

21

Issue Number

1

Pages

23-47

DOI

10.1080/07418820400095731

Reference ID

295