Cumulative exposure to stressful life events and male gang membership

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-111

  Eitle, David ^a   Gunkel, Steven ^b   Van Gundy, Karen ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Doane College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

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EID: 1142290971     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2003.12.001     Document Type: Article

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