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street gangs  

Definition(s)

  • Street gangs are neighborhood-based cliques of young men who band together ostensibly for protection but more cogently to meet emotional needs. As such, they have tended to be loosely organized near-groups with roles changing to meet members' desires. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Deviance; Gangs, Street]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-VZ1VGCV6-K

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