The making of Narco bosses: Hard drug dealing crimes among Mexican students

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-63

  Vilalta, Carlos J ^a   Martinez, Juan M ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^b SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Drug dealing; Hard drugs; Juvenile delinquency; Mexico

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873036699     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-011-9144-y     Document Type: Article

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