Gangs as contractors: The social organization of American Taiwanese youth gangs in Southern California

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 115-133

  Pih, Kay Kei ho ^a   Hirose, Akihiko ^b   Mao, KuoRay ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

American Taiwanese youth gangs; Criminal organizations; Embeddedness; Organizational structures; Weak ties

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956182001     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-010-9095-8     Document Type: Article

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