Cybercrime in Asia: Trends and challenges

Handbook of Asian Criminology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 49-63

  Broadhurst, Roderic ^a   Chang, Lennon Y C ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84930815688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5218-8_4     Document Type: Chapter

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