The effect of neighbourhood characteristics on self-reported serious offending. Examining the mediating effects of parental supervision and peer influence

Abstract

This paper will examine the relationship between neighbourhood characteristics and self-reported serious offending among adolescents in the Netherlands. The focus of this study will be on the mediating effects of peer influence and parental supervision. The results partially support the idea that the link between neighbourhood characteristics and self-reported serious offending is mediated through these social processes. Parental supervision was not found to be a significant mediator. Whereas peer influence did significantly mediate this relationship.