Street gang theory and research: Where are we now and where do we go from here?

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 100-111

  Wood, Jane ^a   Alleyne, Emma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical research; Gangs; Psychology; Theory

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CRIME; CULTURAL FACTOR; GANG; HUMAN; JUVENILE; PEER GROUP; PEER PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 74449091313     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.08.005     Document Type: Review

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