@article{10c0639edc4f4045a1fd690951de669f,
title = "Editors{\textquoteright} Introduction to the Special Issue Contemporary Research on Youth Gangs",
author = "Matsuda, {Kristy N.} and Finn-Aage Esbensen",
note = "While gangs in America have existed for over a century, the empirical work on gangs has its roots in Frederick Thrasher's 1927 study of gangs in Chicago. Thrasher's influence is evidenced by the fact that it is seemingly impossible to read any gang study (new or old) without it being mentioned in the literature review (e.g., Brantingham, Tita, Short, and Reid, 2012).",
year = "2012",
month = jan,
day = "11",
doi = "10.1177/1043986212465529",
language = "American English",
volume = "28",
journal = "Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice",
}