Bibliograph

Companions in crime, the social aspects of criminal conduct, Mark Warr

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Companions in crime, the social aspects of criminal conduct, Mark Warr

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-167) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Companions in crime

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47120364

Responsibility statement

Mark Warr

Series statement

Cambridge studies in criminology

Sub title

the social aspects of criminal conduct

Summary

Criminologists often allude to 'peer influence' in explanations of crime and delinquency, but the meaning of that concept rarely receives careful attention. Companions in Crime organizes the extensive literature on peer influence and group delinquency into a coherent form for the first time. Chapters focus on the role of peers over the life course, the group nature of delinquent behavior, and the applicability of peer influence for explaining the major features of delinquent behavior. The most extensive chapter of the book examines possible mechanisms of peer influence and the evidence in favor of each. The principal thesis of Companions in Crime is that deviant behavior is predominantly social behavior, and criminologists must eventually determine the significance of that fact

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Preliminary issues -- Peers in the life course. Peers in the life course ; Cross-cultural variation in peer interaction ; Historical and structural variation ; Changing peer relations ; Peers as agents of socialization ; Peer group formation ; Parents versus peers -- The group character of crime and delinquency. Delinquency as group behavior ; Features of delinquent groups ; Do groups matter? -- Peers and delinquent conduct. Fear of ridicule ; Loyalty ; Status ; Ridicule, loyalty, and status ; Crime as collective behavior ; The group as moral universe ; Mechanisms of consensus ; Sutherland's theory of differential association ; Social learning theory ; Cross-sex peer influence ; Groups, drugs, and delinquency ; Boredom ; Groups as protection ; Co-offenders and opportunity ; The virtual peer group ; Summary -- Applying peer explanations of delinquency. Age and crime ; Peers and the life course ; Parents, peers, and delinquency ; Gender and delinquency ; Summary -- Conclusion. Peers and public policy ; Pending questions ; Qualifications and clarifications ; Final comments

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