Policing and cybersociety: The maturation of regulation within an online community

Policing and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-82

  Williams, Matthew ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime Prevention; Cybercrime; Internet Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044910816     PISSN: 10439463     EISSN: 14772728     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10439460601124858     Document Type: Article

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