Fieldwork research and social network analysis: Different methods creating complementary perspectives

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 120-134

  Fleisher, Mark S ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Field methods; Gang theory; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644470804     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986204273436     Document Type: Article

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