Crime on the line. Telemarketing and the changing nature of professional crime

New opportunities for crimes of acquisition grew significantly in the second half of the twentieth century, but the criminological consequences of this development are poorly charted. We examine offenders who have stepped forward to exploit one category of the new opportunities. Drawing from intervi...

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Main Author: Shover, Neal (Author)
Contributors: Coffey, Glenn S. ; Hobbs, Dick
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2003
In: The British journal of criminology
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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