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Violence and Social Organization in Female Gangs

Karen Joe Laidler and Geoffrey Hunt highlight the circumstances of girls in gangs and the violence they face. Not surprisingly, much of the violence they identify comes from their links to male gangs and to domestic violence from their partners.

criminology; gangs; organization; social research; violence; women — young; women and crime; women of color

Citation: Social Justice Vol. 24, No. 4 (1997): 148-169