Criminal organizations and resilience

International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 182-196

  Ayling, Julie ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 70549101141     PISSN: 17560616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlcj.2009.10.003     Document Type: Article

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