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Since about the 1970s, a number of authors have called attention to the role of neighbourhoods in generating delinquency (Shaw and McKay 1942; Kornhauser 1978; Bursik and Grasmick 1993; Sampson and Laub 1993; Sampson and Raudenbush 1999; Sampson et al. 1997, 1999; Wikström 1998; Morenoff et al. 2001). If one wants to study whether growing up in specific neighbourhoods influences or effects young people, two immediate problems come to mind.
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Group meets in public places, F = 363.83, p < 0.001.
Group commits illegal acts, F = 0.936,80, p < 0.001.
Group is considered Gang, F = 610.0, p < 0.001.
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Junger-Tas, J., Steketee, M., Jonkman, H. (2012). The Neighbourhood Context. In: The Many Faces of Youth Crime. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9455-4_10
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