Political science is fascinated with networks. This fascination builds on networks' descriptive
appeal, and descriptions of networks play a prominent role in recent forays into network …

This thoroughly revised new edition looks at the nature of social networks, their changing
configurations, and the forces of influence they unleash in shaping the life experiences of …

Building on previous research in computer-mediated communication, social and
communication networks, and adolescent development, this article raises three issues …

It is proffered rather frequently that co-offending is the dominate form of criminal offending
among juveniles because of the enhanced salience of peer pressure during adolescence …

Gangs and group‐level processes were once central phenomena for criminological theory
and research. By the mid‐1970s, however, gang research primarily was displaced by …

The news of teenagers and even younger children committing ever more serious and violent
crimes continues to shock and baffle. The escalating psychological and social toll of youth …

Conventional explanations of police misconduct generally adopt a microlevel focus on
deviant officers or a macrolevel focus on the top-down organization of police departments …

To say that we live in a “connected world” is a bit cliché. Over the past decade, a new
“network science” has emerged from its primordial origins in anthropology and sociology to …

With hate crimes on the rise and social movements like Black Lives Matter bringing
increased attention to the issue of police brutality, the American public continues to be …

Social isolation is broadly associated with poor mental health and risky behaviors in
adolescence, a time when peers are critical for healthy development. However, expectations …