Recent gang activity in Jamaican High Schools

Journal of Gang Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 18-35

  Grant, Lorna ^a   Gibson, Camille ^b   Mason, Edward ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRAIRIE VIEW A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77749249138     PISSN: 10793062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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