@article{ref1,
title="Kids, groups, and crime",
journal="Journal of research in crime and delinquency",
year="2014",
author="Zimring, Franklin E. and Laqueur, Hannah",
volume="52",
number="3",
pages="403-413",
abstract="OBJECTIVES:The objective of this analysis is to address the data and conclusions of Lisa Stolzenberg and Stewart D'Alessio in their article &quot;Co-offending and the Age-crime Curve,&quot; published in The Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency in 2008. The authors analyze National Incident-based Reporting System (NIBRS) 2002 arrests from seven states and conclude that most arrests at all ages involve only one offender, and therefore group offending is of little etiological significance.<br><br>METHODS:To test their claims, we conduct offense-specific analyses of single and multiple arrests using the full 2002 NIBRS arrest data set.<br><br>RESULTS:After disaggregating the data by type of offense, we find group involvement among young offenders dominates the arrest statistics for all serious crimes other than rape and aggravated assault.<br><br>CONCLUSIONS:Contrary to the conclusions of Stolzenberg and D'Alessio, co-offending does appear to have a substantial impact on young offenders. The extent of adolescent crime as group behavior may be a cliché in criminological circles, but this is because the empirical evidence for it is substantial.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4278",
doi="10.1177/0022427814555770",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022427814555770"
}