Gang organization, offending, and victimization: A cross-national analysis

Youth Gangs in International Perspective: Results from the Eurogang Program of Research

Volumn 9781461416593, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-105

  Pyrooz, David C ^a   Fox, Andrew M ^a   Katz, Charles M ^a   Decker, Scott H ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84888135279     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1659-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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