Sociolegal change in consumer fraud: From victim-offender interactions to global networks

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-275

  Holtfreter, Kristy ^a   Van Slyke, Shanna ^a   Blomberg, Thomas G ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer fraud; Global networks; Technology; White collar crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745748593     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-006-9006-8     Document Type: Review

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