The Onset of (Euro)Gang Membership as a Turning Point in the Life Course

Chris Melde; Finn Aage Esbensen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-1659-3_10

The Onset of (Euro)Gang Membership as a Turning Point in the Life Course

Chris Melde
, Finn Aage Esbensen

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Youth Gangs in International Perspective
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1659-3_10
State	Published - Jan 1 2012

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