Welcome to the Scene: A Study of Social Organization and Recognition among Warez Hackers

Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 359-382

  Décary Hétu, David ^a   Morselli, Carlo ^a   Leman Langlois, Stéphane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

cybercrime; hackers; recognition; social organization; warez

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864302109     PISSN: 00224278     EISSN: 1552731X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022427811420876     Document Type: Article

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