Gang Membership and Crime Victimization among Prison Inmates

American Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 321-337

  Rufino, Katrina A ^a   Fox, Kathleen A ^a   Kercher, Glen A ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime victimization; Gang membership; Prison inmates

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865582772     PISSN: 10662316     EISSN: 19361351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12103-011-9134-2     Document Type: Article

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