Assessing Identity Theft Offenders' Strategies and Perceptions of Risk in the United States, 2006-2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the crime of identity theft from the offenders' perspectives. The study employed a purposive sampling strategy. Researchers identified potential interview subjects by examining newspapers (using Lexis-Nexis), legal documents (using Lexis-Nexis and Westla...

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Main Author: Copes, Heith (Author)
Contributors: Vieraitis, Lynne (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2009
In:Year: 2009
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