Low self-control, staged opportunity, and subsequent fraudulent behavior

Criminal Justice and Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 542-563

  Smith, Tony R ^a,b  

^a Westfleld State College   (United States)

^b WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic dishonesty; Fraud; Low self control; Opportunity

Indexed keywords

EID: 4744352043     PISSN: 00938548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093854804267092     Document Type: Article

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