The boulevard ain't safe for your kids...1: Youth gang membership and violent victimization

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 125-136

  Taylor, Terrance J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Victimization; Violence; Youth gangs

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549100588     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986208315476     Document Type: Article

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