Cracking the code: An empirical exploration of social learning theory and computer crime

Journal of Crime and Justice

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-34

  Morris, Robert G ^a   Blackburn, Ashley G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 77954759593     PISSN: 0735648X     EISSN: 21589119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0735648X.2009.9721260     Document Type: Article

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