Youth co-offending networks: An investigation of social and spatial effects

David R. Schaefer

doi:10.1016/j.socnet.2011.02.001

Youth co-offending networks: An investigation of social and spatial effects

David R. Schaefer

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Abstract

This research tests the relative contribution of social distance and spatial distance to the presence of ties between neighborhoods based on youth co-offending. Using official court data from a large U.S. metropolitan area, a set of dyad independence and exponential random graph models are estimated in order to investigate the characteristics of neighborhoods that foster co-offending. Results reveal significant effects of both social and spatial distance. Social distance contributes to network structure net of spatial proximity, though spatial factors better explain the overall network structure. These results have methodological implications for the analysis of spatial effects and criminal behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-149
Number of pages	9
Journal	Social Networks
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2011.02.001
State	Published - Jan 2012

Keywords

Community structure
Crime
ERGM
Neighborhoods
Social distance
Spatial proximity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anthropology
Sociology and Political Science
Social Sciences(all)
Psychology(all)

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