Is the criminogenic effect of exposure to peer delinquency dependent on the ability to exercise self-control? Results from three countries

Helmut Hirtenlehner, Lieven Pauwels and Gorazd Mesko

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2015, vol. 43, issue 6, 532-543

Abstract: Association with delinquent peers is one of the most salient predictors of criminal behavior. Little is known, however, about whether the criminogenic peer effect is conditioned by individual characteristics such as the ability to exercise self-control.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2015.05.006

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