Gang membership, delinquent friends and criminal family members: Determining the connections

Journal of Gang Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-52

  Kakar, Suman ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 28744439231     PISSN: 10793062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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