Antecedents to gang membership: Attachments, beliefs, and street encounters with the police

Journal of Gang Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 15-33

  Lurigio, Arthur J ^a,b,c,d   Flexon, Jamie L ^e,f   Greenleaf, Richard G ^g  

^a College of Arts and Sciences ^*

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Graduate Faculty

^d Illinois Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities ^*

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g ELMHURST COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 49749107555     PISSN: 10793062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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