Internet-mediated drug trafficking: towards a better understanding of new criminal dynamics

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 250-270

  Lavorgna, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Criminal networks; Drug trafficking; Internet; Script analysis; Serious and organized crime

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921000732     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-014-9226-8     Document Type: Article

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