Companions in Crime: The Social Aspects of Criminal Conduct

by Mark Warr

Book Overview

Criminologists often allude to 'peer influence' in explanations of crime and delinquency, but the meaning of that concept rarely receives careful attention. Companions in Crime organizes the extensive literature on peer influence and group delinquency into a coherent form for the first time. Chapters focus on the role of peers over the life course, the group nature of delinquent behavior, and the applicability of peer influence for explaining the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521009162
• ISBN13: 9780521009164
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"