Gang violence as survival strategy in the context of poverty in Davidsonville

Society in Transition

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Burnett, Cora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

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EID: 84937183102     PISSN: 10289852     EISSN: 20721951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10289852.1999.10520164     Document Type: Article

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