New developments and implications for understanding the victimization of gang members

Violence and Victims

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1015-1040

  Fox, Kathleen A ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crime victimization; Gang membership; Methodology; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; MALE; PEER GROUP; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84894030935     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-12-00100     Document Type: Article

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