Low self-control, routine activities, and fraud victimization

Criminology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 189-220

  Holtfreter, Kristy ^a   Reisig, Michael D ^a   Pratt, Travis C ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fraud; Remote purchasing; Routine activities; Self control; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649096818     PISSN: 00111384     EISSN: 17459125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2008.00101.x     Document Type: Article

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