Purpose Peer delinquency and unstructured socializing have been identified as important
correlates of delinquency and substance use. This state-of-the-art review explicates …

Objectives Sports programs are widely implemented as measures of crime prevention. In
contrast to their popularity, there is little systematic knowledge about their effectiveness. This …

The relationship between unstructured socializing (peer‐oriented activity without
supervision) and adolescent delinquency is widely established and recognized, but less is …

This book provides a sociological perspective on crime and criminal justice by treating social
structure and social inequality as central themes in the study of crime—and major factors in …

Ex-prisoners' recidivism risks are high. Several theories state that employment can reduce
these risks but emphasize that the protective role of employment is conditional on job …

Purpose–The purpose of this study is to test a comprehensive routine activity framework on
three types of online victimization. Prior research has utilized routine activity theory to …

The current study provides an empirical testing of the victim-offender overlap in online
platforms due to the scarcity of studies examining this overlapping victim-offending dynamic …

Situational theories of crime assert that the situations that people participate in contain the
proximal causes of crime. Prior research has not tested situational hypotheses rigorously …

Research has shown that time spent with peers is related to delinquency, but little is known
about the conditions under which spending time with peers is most related to delinquent …

The purpose of this study is to verify the relationship between exposure to risky online
content, cyber victimization, school control, the perception of cyberbullying, and …