School Transitions as a Turning Point for Gang Status

Dena C. Carson; Chris Melde; Stephanie A. Wiley; Finn Aage Esbensen

doi:10.1080/0735648X.2017.1329784

School Transitions as a Turning Point for Gang Status

Dena C. Carson
, Chris Melde
, Stephanie A. Wiley
, Finn Aage Esbensen

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	Journal of Criminal Justice
Volume	40
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/0735648X.2017.1329784
State	Published - Oct 2 2017

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Criminology

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