Assessing our knowledge of identity theft: The challenges to effective prevention and control efforts

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-24

  White, Michael D ^a   Fisher, Christopher ^a  

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

Author keywords

Financial crime; Fraud; Identity theft

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049104666     PISSN: 08874034     EISSN: 15523586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887403407306297     Document Type: Article

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