Varieties of drug trafficking organizations: A typology of cases prosecuted in New York City

Journal of Drug Issues

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1005-1026

  Natarajan, Mangai ^a   Belanger, Mathieu ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETITION; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG TRAFFIC; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LAW SUIT; MARKETING; RESEARCH; SAMPLING;

EID: 0032444864     PISSN: 00220426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002204269802800410     Document Type: Article

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