Identity Thieves and Levels of Sophistication: Findings from a National Probability Sample of American Newspaper Articles 1995-2005

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Identity theft continues to be a problem in the United States, yet research on identity thieves is limited. This study complements previous work by exploring the correlates of identity thieves (n = 257) and offense sophistication levels via a content analysis of a nationally representative probability sample of newspaper articles (1995-2005). Sample demographics are presented along with the results from bivariate correlations and a multinomial logit model focused on exploring variation in correlate influence on four levels of identity theft sophistication.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01639620902854969