Risk and protective factors associated with gang involvement among urban African American adolescents

Youth and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 172-194

  Xiaoming, L I ^a,c   Stanton, Bonita ^b,c   Pack, Robert ^c,d   Harris, Carole ^c   Cottrell, Lesley ^c   Burns, James ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

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EID: 26044446411     PISSN: 0044118X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004411802237862     Document Type: Article

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