Student and non-student perceptions and awareness of identity theft

Canadian Journal of Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 153-186

  Winterdyk, John ^a   Thompson, Nikki ^a  

^a MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Identity theft; Policy implications; Public perception; Student perception; Survey research

Indexed keywords

EID: 50049116605     PISSN: 17077753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cjccj.50.2.153     Document Type: Article

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