The 'invisible institution' and black youth crime: The church as an agency of local social control

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 479-498

  Johnson, Byron R ^a   Jang, Sung Joon ^c   De Li, Spencer ^c   Larson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0034422248     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005114610839     Document Type: Article

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