Aims Person-based analyses have demonstrated wide variability among the levels of
exposure to community violence (ECV) experienced by youth in disadvantaged
communities. In addition, social network research has found that violence victimization tends
to occur primarily among a small social group, demonstrating that levels of peer delinquency
may be a factor that distinguishes among youth who experience high and low levels of ECV.
Methods The current study utilized latent class analysis to examine profiles of ECV and peer …