Deterrability Among Gang and Nongang Juvenile Offenders: Are Dang Members More (or Less) Deterrable Than Other Juvenile Offenders?

Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 516-543

  Maxson, Cheryl L ^a   Matsuda, Kristy N ^b   Hennigan, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

crime policy; deterrence; future offending; gangs; youth crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958231057     PISSN: 00111287     EISSN: 1552387X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011128709343137     Document Type: Article

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