Youth Gangs and Troublesome Youth Groups in the United States and the Netherlands: A Cross-National Comparison

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-37

  Esbensen, Finn Aage ^a   Weerman, Frank M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparative Research; Delinquent Peers; Gangs; Juvenile Delinquency; Youth Groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247664115     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370805048626     Document Type: Article

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