Evaluating the cost of organised crime from a comparative perspective

European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-393

  Savona, Ernesto U ^a   Vettori, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Costs of organised crime; Cross national comparisons; Methodologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 72249117365     PISSN: 09281371     EISSN: 15729869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10610-009-9111-1     Document Type: Article

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