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Doing gang research in Canada: navigating a different kaleidoscope

Ifeanyi EzeonuDepartment of Sociology, Brock University, St. Catharines, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 4-22 | Received 07 Dec 2010, Accepted 03 Dec 2012, Published online: 26 Feb 2014

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