The criminal career paradigm focuses on the prevalence and frequency of crime along with
an emphasis on offense specialization, age of onset and desistance, offense seriousness …

Social learning theory remains one of the leading explanations of intimate partner violence
(IPV). Research on attitudes toward IPV represents a logical extension of the social learning …

Research suggests that direct exposure (personal victimization) and indirect exposure
(witnessing or hearing about the victimization of a family member, friend, or neighbor) to …

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 …

Objectives To determine whether membership in youth gangs provides a unique social
forum for violence amplification. This study examines whether gang membership increases …

Background A large body of research has examined the relationship between victimization
and future offending, with results suggesting that crime victims are at higher risk of future …

We use 16 characterizations of crews, codes, and contexts to determine if offender
subcultures (code of the street, convict code, street and prison gangs) converge …

Despite calls for research on the similarities and differences between violent extremist
groups and criminal street gangs, there have been few empirical comparisons. We develop …

Objectives This study examines the relationship between delinquent behavior and gang
involvement in China. We assess the feasibility of self-report methodology in China and …

The consistent and robust relationship between peers and frequency of offending is often
cited as evidence that friends play an important role in adolescent behavioral tendencies …