The cascading effects of adolescent gang involvement across the life course

Criminology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 991-1028

  Krohn, Marvin D ^a   Ward, Jeffrey T ^b   Thornberry, Terence P ^c   Lizotte, Alan J ^d   Chu, Rebekah ^d  

^a Law University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^c Criminal Justice University   (United States)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult roles and statuses; Gangs; Life course criminology; Precocious transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455236759     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2011.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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