| Building upon 'lifestyles theory' of deviance, this paper examines the co-occurrence of victimization and offending patterns among a sample of 697 male and female juvenile arrestees. In addition, the study explores: a) how youths' deviant lifestyles (e.g., drinking and drug use, involvement with deviant peers) mediate the relationship between socio-demographic risk factors and victimization; and b) their exposure to community violence mediates the relationship between victimization and offending. Data is drawn from the Maryland Juvenile Substance Abuse Need for Treatment Among Arrestees [SANTA] study conducted by the Center for Substance Abuse Research in the summer of 1996.
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