North American transnational youth gangs: Breaking the chain of violence

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 38-54

  Johnson, Stephen ^a   Muhlhausen, David B ^a  

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EID: 70449719952     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-005-1003-2     Document Type: Article

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