Youth violenceg- crime or self-help? marginalized urban males' perspectives on the limited efficacy of the criminal justice system to stop youth violence

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 623, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-38

  Wilkinson, Deanna L ^a   Beaty, Chauncey C ^b   Lurry, Regina M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University ^*

Author keywords

African American; Marginalization; Police protection; Racialized groups; Self help; Social control; Youth violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249131122     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208330484     Document Type: Review

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