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

Peer influence occupies an intriguing place in criminology. On the one hand, there is a long
line of theorizing and empirical work highlighting it as a key causal process for delinquency …

This study analyzes the effects of conspiracy beliefs on violent extremist intentions. More
specifically, we investigate whether the relationship between conspiracy beliefs and violent …

Purpose Adverse childhood experiences have been identified as a key risk factor for
offending and victimization, respectively. At the same time, the extent to which such …

Criminology: Explaining Crime and Its Context, Ninth Edition, is a highly acclaimed textbook
offering a broad perspective on criminological theory. It provides students of criminology and …

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 …

Extant research has provided support for the micro‐level predictions of rational choice
models of crime. Yet, a central feature of the rational choice perspective in the broader social …

If there is agency and some decision-making process entailed in criminal behavior, then
what are the incentives for crime and for conformity, and what is their role in offending …

Research has demonstrated that the presence of others shifts decision‐making about
risky/deviant behavior. One reason for this shift could be changes in the anticipated …