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The Girl Gangs.
- Source :
- TIME Magazine; 10/16/1972, Vol. 100 Issue 16, p33-34, 2p
- Publication Year :
- 1972
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Abstract
- The article focuses on bovver birds or gangs composed of teenage girls that committed crimes in London, England in the 1970s. It states that in 1972, the rise of girl gangs led to a higher crime rates in London such as muggings which rose by 70 percent. It also says that London police had difficulties in controlling bovver birds because they are more skilled at disguise than their boy counterparts.
- Subjects :
- FEMALE gangs
CRIME
MUGGING
DISGUISE
TEENAGE girls
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0040781X
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 16
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- TIME Magazine
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 53811776