Media constructions of identity theft

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-93

  Morris, Robert G ^a   Longmire, Dennis R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Crime; Identity theft; Media; Mixed methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 45349098224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10708286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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