Girls, guys, and gangs: Convergence or divergence in the gendered construction of gangs and groups

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 423-433

  St Cyr, Jenna L ^a   Decker, Scott H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 0041928060     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2352(03)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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