Understanding individual behaviors within covert networks: The interplay of individual qualities, psychological predispositions, and network effects

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-187

  Robins, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Criminal networks; Psychology and social networks; Social influence; Social networks; Social selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951564150     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-008-9059-4     Document Type: Article

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