Migrant groups and gang activity: A contrast between Europe and the USA

Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity

Volumn 9781843925453, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-30

  van Gemert, Frank ^a   Decker, Scott ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 84925730321     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843925453     Document Type: Chapter

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