Intervening in children's involvement in gangs: Views of Cape Town's young people

Children and Society

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-62

  Ward, Catherine L ^a   Bakhuis, Karlijn ^a,b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 71749106686     PISSN: 09510605     EISSN: 10990860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1099-0860.2009.00195.x     Document Type: Review

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