The gang initiation rite as a motif in contemporary crime discourse

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 383-404

  Best, Joel ^a   Hutchinson, Mary M ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346307756     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418829600093021     Document Type: Article

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