Crime Online: Correlates, Causes, and Context - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611636779 ISBN 13: 9781611636772

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2016

Synopsis

The ubiquity of computers and the role of the Internet have drastically changed the landscape of crime and deviance. Computer technology enables offenders to anonymously target victims around the world, connect with others who share their interests, and participate in various crimes. The Internet and cellular telephony are increasingly incorporated into real world offenses, such as prostitution, where sex workers and clients can connect with minimal risk of detection. At the same time, new forms of offending have emerged as a direct consequence of technology, such as computer hacking, which can be used for both beneficial and illegal purposes. The Internet has also become an important environment for extremists and terror groups to communicate their beliefs globally in order to recruit others and generate funds.

In light of the increasing adoption of technology, it is critical that researchers explore the complex effects of computer technology on human behavior and the intersection of real world and virtual experiences. Crime Online uses empirical tests and unique data to provide detailed criminological explorations of multiple forms of cybercrime, including phishing, hacking, and sex crimes. This text also includes a comprehensive exploration of cyberterrorism and activism in online environments. The law enforcement and policy responses to cybercrimes at the local, state, and federal level are also discussed in detail. This work provides practical policy discussions that will benefit academics, law enforcement, legal counsel, and students at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Specifically, the third edition includes updated sections on digital piracy and cyberterror. Three new chapters by well-known authors in the field include a qualitative assessment of computer hacking and fraud through a lens of criminological theory, an examination of experiences with the customers of prostitutes in an online review forum, and an overview of the state of cyberstalking research over the last decade. These revisions extend the scope of the third edition and make it an extremely valuable text for cybercrime scholars and students alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Thomas Holt is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University.

Review:

A useful overview of the terrain as well as the challenges involved in addressing cybercrime. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. --Choice Magazine (on the first edition)

[A]n excellent compilation of brilliant research works by 19 dedicated authors. . . . This book will adorn almost all of the libraries of major universities and colleges that deal with criminology and law. . . . Considering the price of it, this book should find a place in every college/university student's library. The book is a must read for the police personnel, lawyers and cyber crime data and security professionals, as this will help them to understand traditional as well [as] new trends of online crimes. The book will be immensely useful for researches as well. Any researcher of digital communication, law and criminology would love to know about the recent trends of crimes that are happening online, the past and present scenario and the future impacts of the same. --International Journal of Cyber Criminology (on the first edition)

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1611636779
• ISBN 13: 9781611636772
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 314
• Editor: Holt Thomas