Social capital, the life-course, and gangs

Handbook of Life-Course Criminology: Emerging Trends and Directions for Future Research

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 143-158

  Moule, Richard K ^a   Decker, Scott H ^a   Pyrooz, David C ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84891608962     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5113-6_9     Document Type: Chapter

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