Fraud and the American dream: Toward an understanding of fraud victimization

Deviant Behavior

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 601-620

  Trahan, Adam ^a   Marquart, James W ^b   Mullings, Janet ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844451095     PISSN: 01639625     EISSN: 15210456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01639620500218294     Document Type: Review

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