Understanding youth violence: The mediating effects of gender, poverty and vulnerability

Lesley McAra and Susan McVie

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2016, vol. 45, issue C, 71-77

Abstract: This article aims to improve our understanding of youth violence in the early teenage years by exploring the mediating effects of gender and poverty in the presence of various risk and protective factors.

Keywords: Youth violence; Gender; Poverty; Risk and protection; Labeling; Scotland (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2016.02.011

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