Unintended consequences: Changes in organised drug supply in the UK

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-59

  Ruggiero, Vincenzo ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960363833     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-009-9085-x     Document Type: Article

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