TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Interactions and the Criminal Event Perspective
JO  - Journal of contemporary criminal justice
A1  - Meier, Robert F.
A1  - Anderson, Amy L.
SP  - 416
EP  - 440
VL  - 20
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1043-9862
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043986204269383
ID  - ref1
ER  -