Gang involvement and membership among homeless and runaway youth

Youth and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 441-467

  Yoder, Kevin A ^a,c   Whitbeck, Les B ^b   Hoyt, Dan R ^b,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University of Nebraska ^*

Author keywords

Gang involvement; Gang members; Homeless and runaway youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844507217     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X03034004003     Document Type: Article

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