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Crime facilitation purposes of social networking sites: A review and analysis of the ‘cyberbanging’ phenomenon

Carlo Morselli École de criminologie, Université de Montréal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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David Décary-Hétu École de criminologie, Université de Montréal, Canada
Pages 152-170 | Published online: 08 Feb 2013

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