The dynamics of street gang growth and policy response

Journal of Policy Modeling

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-25

  Crane, Jonathan ^a   Boccara, Nino ^b   Higdon, Keith ^a  

^a National Center for Research on Social Programs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 0011152457     PISSN: 01618938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-8938(97)00108-7     Document Type: Article

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