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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminal justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > penology > prisons and correctional facilities > juvenile justice > youth gangs
social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > special populations > juvenile justice > youth gangs
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... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > sociological issues > intergroup relations > justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > intergroup relations > justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > cultural concerns > intergroup relations > justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
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... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > group dynamics > theory (group processes) > justice > juvenile justice > youth gangs
... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > race and crime > juvenile justice > youth gangs

Preferred term

youth gangs  

Definition

  • Youth gangs constitute a different subculture in American society. They have existed for years among virtually all ethnic groups, and they continue to expand, recruit, and commit a variety of illegal offenses in diverse neighborhoods across the country. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Youth Gangs]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-P38BH3S6-B

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