Routine online activity and internet fraud targeting: Extending the generality of routine activity theory

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 267-296

  Pratt, Travis C ^a   Holtfreter, Kristy ^a   Reisig, Michael D ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Internet fraud; Routine activity theory; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954936505     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427810365903     Document Type: Article

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