“Everybody takes a road”: Perspectives on the pathway to delinquency among formerly incarcerated young men of color

Charles H. Lea and Laura S. Abrams

Children and Youth Services Review, 2017, vol. 75, issue C, 15-22

Abstract: •Peer groups necessary to respond to peer pressure and gain social protection.•Family socioeconomic status a catalyst to delinquent behavior.•Delinquency understood as a logical response to social and economic pressures.•Future research should critically examine the sociocultural contexts of delinquency.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.02.006

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