Are gangs a substitute for legitimate employment? Investigating the impact of labor market effects on gang affiliation

Kyklos

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-425

  Seals, Alan ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; INCENTIVE; LABOR MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 67650664980     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: 14676435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.2009.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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