@article{ref1,
title="Interactions and the Criminal Event Perspective",
journal="Journal of contemporary criminal justice",
year="2004",
author="Meier, Robert F. and Anderson, Amy L.",
volume="20",
number="4",
pages="416-440",
abstract="Using data from a large sample of adolescents, this research examines the role of interactions in describing a criminal event. The authors test whether characteristics from multiple social settings combine to increase the likelihood of a criminal event. Broadly conceived, the interactions examine characteristics reflecting the residential environments of adolescents in addition to characteristics of family and leisure. The authors find that both structural and cross-level interactions condition delinquency, although not all such interactions are significant for every offense. The findings support the utility of using a criminal events perspective to describe and interpret criminal and delinquent acts.<p />",
language="",
issn="1043-9862",
doi="10.1177/1043986204269383",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043986204269383"
}