The Consequences of Crime in Company: Co-Offending, Victim–Offender Relationship, and Quality of Violence

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Peers influence offending, both directly through co-offending and indirectly through information and advice. Despite such findings, there has been only limited research into the ways in which the presence of other offenders (i.e., accomplices) may impact criminal behavior, especially violence. Drawi...

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Main Author: Lantz, Brendan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 7/8, Pages: NP4363-NP4388
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
youth violence
Violent offenders
Criminology
Group crime
Co-offending

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