A general theory of crime and computer crime: An empirical test

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 767-772

  Moon, Byongook ^a   McCluskey, John D ^b   McCluskey, Cynthia Perez ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 77954758024     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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