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Advanced reading

The following readings are recommended for those interested in exploring the topics covered in this Module in more detail:

• Chalmers, Jenny and Deborah Bradford (2013). Methamphetamine users' perceptions of exchanging drugs for money: Does trust matter? Journal of Drug Issues, Vol. 43(3), 256-269.
• CipherTrace (2018). Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report.
• Décary-Hétu, David, Masarah Paquet-Clouston, and Judith Aldridge (2016). Going international? Risk taking by cryptomarket drug vendors. International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 35, 69-76.
• Décary-Hétu, David and Luca Giommoni (2017). Do police crackdowns disrupt drug cryptomarkets? A longitudinal analysis of the effects of Operation Onymous Crime. Law and Social Change, Vol. 67(1), 55-75.
• Décary-Hétu, David and Olivier Quessy-Doré (2017). Are repeat buyers in cryptomarkets loyal customers? repeat business between dyads of cryptomarket vendors and users. American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 61(11), 1341-1357.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (2005). Caught in the Web: Wildlife Trade on the Internet.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (2008). Killing with Keystrokes.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (2017). Research identifies illegal wildlife trade on the Darknet.
• International Fund for Animal Welfare (2014). Wanted - Dead or Alive: Exposing Online Wildlife Trade.
• Latonero, Mark (2011). The Role of Social Networking Sites and Online Classifieds. Research Series. University of Southern California, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.
• Latonero, Mark (2012). The Rise of Mobile and the Diffusion of Technology-Facilitated Trafficking. Research Series on Technology and Human Trafficking. University of Southern California, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.
• Latonero, Mark, Browyn, Wex, and Meredith Dank (2015). Technology and Labor Trafficking in a Networked Society: General Overview, Emerging Innovations, and Philippines Case Study. Research Series. University of Southern California, Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership & Policy.
• Leukfeldt, E. Rutger, Edward R. Kleemans, and Stol, Wouter (2016). Cybercriminal networks, social ties and online forums: social ties versus digital ties within phishing and malware networks. British Journal of Criminology, Vol. 57(3), 704-722.
• Leukfeldt, E. Rutger, Edward R. Kleemans, and Stol, Wouter (2016). A typology of cybercriminal networks: from low tech locals to high tech specialists. Crime, Law and Social Change, Vol. 67(1), 39-53.
• Lusthaus, Jonathan (2018). Is the Mafia Taking over Cybercrime. Black Hat USA 2018, 4-8 August 2018.
• Martin, James (2014). Drugs on the dark net. How cryptomarkets are transforming the global trade in illicit drugs. Palgrave Macmillan.
• Paoli, Giacomo Persi, Judith Aldridge, Nathan Ryan, and Richard Warnes (2017). Behind the curtain: The illicit trade of firearms, explosives and ammunition on the dark web.
• Tzanetakis, Meropi, Gerrit Kamphausen, Bernd Werse, and Roger von Laufenberg (2016). The transparency paradox. building trust, resolving disputes and optimising logistics on conventional and online drugs markets. International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol. 35, 58-68.

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