Female gang members and desistance: Pregnancy as a possible exit strategy?

Journal of Gang Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 35-64

  Varriale, Jennifer A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b National Consortium

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