Peer influence occupies an intriguing place in criminology. On the one hand, there is a long
line of theorizing and empirical work highlighting it as a key causal process for delinquency …

Although the influence of peers on adolescent smoking should vary depending on social
dynamics, there is a lack of understanding of which elements are most crucial and how this …

Research Summary In this study, we investigate how a police officer's exposure to peers
accused of misconduct shapes his or her involvement in excessive use of force. By drawing …

Objectives Despite popular notions of “filter bubbles” and “echo chambers” contributing to
radicalization, little evidence exists to support these hypotheses. However, social structure …

Adolescence is a key period of social development at the end of which individuals are
expected to take on adult social roles. The school class, as the most salient peer group …

The search for reliable risk factors is a staple among both scholars and policymakers
concerned with structuring interventions designed to reduce aggressive and violent …

The disturbing connection between well-meaning physicians and the prescription drug
epidemic. Three out of four people addicted to heroin probably started on a prescription …

Background Poor young women who use alcohol and other drugs (AODs) in Cape Town,
South Africa, need access to health services to prevent HIV. Efforts to link young women to …

The association between an adolescent's own behavior and that of his or her peers remains
a key empirical finding in the study of delinquency, and this similarity is often explained in …

The knowledge gap hypothesis predicts that information inequity will be amplified rather
than attenuated by the media. Previous research has focused on the role of mass media …