Gang interventions in jails: A national analysis

Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-46

  Ruddell, Rick ^a   Decker, Scott H ^b   Egley Jr , Arlen ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c National Youth Gang Center

Author keywords

Gang interventions; Gang suppression; Gangs; Jails

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745961180     PISSN: 07340168     EISSN: 15563839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734016806288263     Document Type: Article

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