Corruption and human trafficking in Brazil: Findings from a multi-modal approach

European Journal of Criminology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-43

  Studnicka, Andrea Cirineo Sacco ^a  

^a SHIS QI 17 Conjunto 03 Casa 04 ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Correlation; Corruption; Trafficking in human beings (THB); Triangulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 73549113111     PISSN: 14773708     EISSN: 17412609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477370809347925     Document Type: Article

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