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Specifying the Influence of Family and Peers on Violent Victimization

Extending Routine Activities and Lifestyles Theories

Rochester Institute of Technology

Bonnie S. Fisher

University of Cincinnati

The fact that crime and victimization share similar correlates suggests that family and peer contexts are potentially useful for explaining individual differences in violent victimization. In this research, we used routine activities and lifestyles frameworks to reveal how strong bonds of family attachment can promote more effective guardianship while simultaneously making children less attractive as targets and limiting their exposure to motivated offenders. Conversely, the routine activities perspective suggests that exposure to delinquent peers will enhance risk. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), we found that family and peer context variables do correspond with a higher risk of violent victimization among teenagers, net controls for unstructured and unsupervised activities and demographic characteristics. The role of family and peer group characteristics in predicting victimization risk suggests new theoretical directions for victimization research.

Key Words: violent victimization • lifestyles • routine activities • family • peers

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 19, No. 9, 1021-1041 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260504268002


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