Learning to identify Internet sexual predation

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 103-122

  McGhee, India ^c   Bayzick, Jennifer ^a   Kontostathis, April ^b   Edwards, Lynne ^b   McBride, Alexandra ^c   Jakubowski, Emma ^b  

^a Mathematical Association of America   (United States)

^b URSINUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Philadelphia Eagles ^*

Author keywords

classifiers; sexual predation; social media

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955571188     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEC1086-4415150305     Document Type: Article

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