Are rural gang members similar to their urban peers? Implications for rural communities

Youth and Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 267-282

  Evans, William P ^a   Fitzgerald, Carla ^a   Weigel, Dan ^a   Chvilicek, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0033248136     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X99030003001     Document Type: Review

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