Gang talk and gang talkers: A critique

Crime, Media, Culture

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 175-195

  Hallsworth, Simon ^a   Young, Tara ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural criminology; Gangs; Rhizomatics; Violence; Youth culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849107110     PISSN: 17416590     EISSN: 17416604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741659008092327     Document Type: Article

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