Homicide among Miami's ethnic groups: Anglos, blacks, and Latinos in the 1990s

Homicide Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-34

  Martinez Jr , Ramiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 0007436678     PISSN: 10887679     EISSN: 15526720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088767997001001003     Document Type: Article

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