From 'Rogue Traders' to Organized Crime Groups: Doorstep Fraud of Older Adults

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 608-625

  Phillips, Coretta ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fraud; older adults; organized crime; policing; trading standards officers

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018243119     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azw011     Document Type: Article

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