Reporting behavior of fraud victims and black’s theory of law: An empirical assessment

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 343-363

  Copes, Heith ^a   Kerley, Kent R ^b   Mason, Karen A ^c   Vanwyk, Judy ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

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EID: 0345772774     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820100094931     Document Type: Article

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