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“In the '60s and '70s, people didn't pay a lot of attention to gangs. I think gangs still existed, but gangs had fallen out of criminological favor.”

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Meda Chesney-Lind
Meda Chesney-Lind

Meda Chesney-Lind is a prominent scholar in the field of Hawaiian cultural and social studies. Born in 1947, she is known for her in-depth research on the indigenous Hawaiian culture. more

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