Identifying gaps in the research literature on illicit markets on-line.
As access to technology and the Internet expanded dramatically over the last three decades, so too have opportunities for criminality. Researchers have begun to consider how the Internet enables the formation of illicit markets operating via various communications media in order to sell personal inf...
| Published in: | Global Crime Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 11 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2017
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