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What is organized crime

Bibliographic Data

ID5845142
AuthorsJames O Finckenauer (0000-0001-6580-5748, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume8
Issue3
Pages63-83
Publication date2005-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTrends in Organized Crime (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1084-4791 • E-ISSN: 1936-4830
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s12117-005-1038-4
OpenAlexW2048134528
LanguageEN
Citations received78
References cited13

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Unique citing works78
Citations per year4,11
Citation span2007 - 2026 (20)
Citation velocitycurrent
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