Differentiating identity theft: An exploratory study of victims using a national victimization survey

Journal of Criminal Justice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1045-1052

  Copes, Heith ^a   Kerley, Kent R ^a   Huff, Rodney ^b   Kane, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b National White Collar Crime Center   (United States)

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EID: 77957017372     PISSN: 00472352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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