Who needs enemies with friends like these? The importance of place for young people living in known gang areas

Journal of Youth Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 483-500

  Ralphs, Robert ^a   Medina, Juanjo ^a   Aldridge, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

labelling; place; policing; social class; space; youth gangs

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950776907     PISSN: 13676261     EISSN: 14699680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13676260903083356     Document Type: Article

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