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girls gangs  

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  • Girl gangs have been present for decades but virtually invisible to law enforcement and literature, until recently. Recorded offenses and arrests were generally for behaviors violating the values and morals of main society, rather than for serious felonies. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Gangs, Girls]

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