Revisiting the scarface legacy: The victim/offender relationship and Mariel homicides in Miami

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-56

  Martinez, Ramiro ^a   Lee, Matthew T ^b   Nielsen, Amie L ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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EID: 0035530939     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986301231003     Document Type: Article

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