The political and organizational response to gangs: An examination of a “moral panic” in nevada

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-64

  McCorkle, Richard C ^a   Miethe, Terance D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0003053922     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829800093631     Document Type: Article

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