Perception of seriousness and concern about white-collar crime: Some results of an opinion survey among swiss banks

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 371-389

  Isenring, Giang Ly ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concern about white collar crime; Perceptions of risks; Punitiveness; Seriousness of crime; Victimization of white collar crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749102791     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-008-9081-8     Document Type: Article

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