The changing role of delinquent peers in childhood and adolescence: Issues, findings and puzzles

Frank M. Weerman

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The changing role of delinquent peers in childhood and adolescence: Issues, findings and puzzles

Frank M. Weerman^*

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Abstract

The relationship between delinquent peers and delinquency is a common finding in criminology (e.g. Kornhauser 1978; Bruinsma 1985; Elliott et al. 1985; Van Lieshout et al. 2001). However, the role of delinquent peers is not simply a matter of ‘keeping bad company’. Criminologists disagree about the significance and meaning of delinquent peers. In some perspectives, delinquent peers are seen as crucial explanatory factors (Sutherland 1947; Akers 1973; see also Elliott et al. 1985; Thornberry 1987); in others they are seen as minor influences or as by-products of other causes of delinquency (Glueck and Glueck 1950; Hirschi 1969; Gottfredson and Hirschi 1990).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Punishment, Places and Perpetrators
Subtitle of host publication	Developments in Criminology and Criminal Justice Research
Publisher	Taylor and Francis Inc.
Chapter	18
Pages	279-297
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Print)	9781843924760
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781843924760
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Externally published	Yes

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