Dangers and problems of doing ˋgangˊ research in the UK

Street Gangs, Migration and Ethnicity

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 31-46

  Aldridge, Judith ^a   Medina, Juanjo ^a   Ralphs, Robert ^a  

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EID: 84925766067     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843925453     Document Type: Chapter

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