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Understanding gang membership: The significance of group processes

Jane L. Wood
- 29 Sep 2014 - 
- Vol. 17, Iss: 6, pp 710-729
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Gang researchers have robustly established that gang members facilitate increased criminal activity in members, even those who were prolifically delinquent before gang membership (Klein, Weerman, & Thornbe... as discussed by the authors ).
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Gang researchers have robustly established that gangs facilitate increased criminal activity in members—even those who were prolifically delinquent before gang membership (Klein, Weerman, & Thornbe...

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Wood, Jane L. (2014) Understanding gang membership: The significance of group processes.
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 17 (6). pp. 710-729. ISSN 1368-4302.
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