A tale of two cities: Gangs as organized crime groups

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 395-425

  Decker, Scott H ^a   Bynum, Tim ^b   Weisel, Deborah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Police Executive Research Forum   (United States)

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EID: 0242439946     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829800093821     Document Type: Article

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