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Codes of the Underworld : How Criminals Communicate /

How do criminals communicate with each other? Unlike the rest of us, people planning crimes can't freely advertise their goods and services, nor can they rely on formal institutions to settle disputes and certify quality. They face uniquely intense dilemmas as they grapple with the basic proble...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gambetta, Diego, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2009.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Criminal credentials
  • The power of limits
  • Information as hostage
  • Why prisoners fight (and signal)
  • Self-harm as a signal
  • Conventional and iconic signals
  • Protecting easy-to-fake signals
  • Criminal trademarks
  • Nicknames
  • Why (low) life imitates art.