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Exploring homicide in an international context

Most Americans have a stereotypical picture of the causes and characteristics of homicide, but is that picture accurate" And is that picture the same in other nations across the world" The current special issue of Homicide Studies, published by SAGE, explores recent research focusing on homicide in an international context.

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