Correlates and consequences of pre-incarceration gang involvement among incarcerated youthful felons

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 30-38

  Varano, Sean P ^a,b,c   Huebner, Beth M ^a,b,c   Bynum, Timothy S ^a,b,c  

^a ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79451473605     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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