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‘It’s helped me with my anger and I’m realising where I go in life’: the impact of a Scottish youth work / schools intervention on young people’s responses to social strain and engagement with anti-social behaviour and gang culture

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Pages 98-114 | Received 23 Mar 2012, Accepted 05 Jul 2012, Published online: 15 Feb 2013

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