The strategic prevention of gun violence among gang-involved offenders

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 132-162

  Braga, Anthony A ^a,b   Pierce, Glenn L ^c,d   McDevitt, Jack ^d,e   Bond, Brenda J ^a,f   Cronin, Shea ^d,g  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Center for Criminal Justice Policy Research

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

^e Graduate Education and Research   (Canada)

^f SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

Author keywords

Gang involved offenders; Gun violence; Strategic prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549144363     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820801954613     Document Type: Article

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