‘West Side Story’ may be timeless, but life in gangs today differs drastically
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Gangs have changed in the decades since West Side Storyfirst came out––they are deadlier, and their demographics are different––as are the means law enforcement use to control them. Sociology professor David Pyrooz and colleagues share on The Conversation.
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