Gang change and evolutionary theory

While most street gangs are temporary and disorganized, some have institutionalized, and a number of these show signs of evolving into more serious criminal enterprises, becoming more networked, technologically savvy and internationalized, less visible, more predatory and sometimes more violent. The...

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Autor principal: Ayling, Julie 1957- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2011
En: Crime, law and social change
Año: 2011, Volumen: 56, Número: 1, Páginas: 1-26
Acceso en línea: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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