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Part 1: Organization and Technology Use

Sureños gangs and Mexican cartel use of social networking sites

Sarah Womer SAIC, San Diego, CA, USA
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Robert J. Bunker Counter-OPFOR Corporation, Claremont, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 81-94 | Published online: 12 Mar 2010

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