Gangs and the Web: Gang Members' Online Behavior

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 389-405

  Sela Shayovitz, Revital ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

gang; hacking; Internet; online delinquency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867671246     PISSN: 10439862     EISSN: 15525406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043986212458191     Document Type: Article

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