Differentiating Between Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs): Estimating the Effect of Membership of the Most Crime-Prone OMCGs on Crime Using Matching Weights

Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology - Tập 7 Số 4 - Trang 649-675 - 2021
Sjoukje van Deuren1, Arjan Blokland2, E.R. Kleemans1
1Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR), De Boelelaan 1077, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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