Examining gendered pathways in the causal chain linking neighborhood navigational strategies and unstructured socializing to adolescent violent offending

Street efficacy and unstructured socializing matter in the etiology of youthful offending, but the ways in which these constructs are relevant are nuanced. In particular, gender has a strong impact on the development and manifestation of street efficacy and unstructured socializing, which, in turn, are related to violent offending.