Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior

by K. Jaishankar (editor)

Victimization through the Internet is becoming more prevalent as cyber criminals have developed more effective ways to remain anonymous. And as more personal information than ever is stored on networked computers, even the occasional or non-user is at risk. A collection of contributions from worldwide experts and emerging researchers, Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior explores today’s interface of computer science, Internet science, and criminology. Topics discussed include: Approaching the topic from a social science perspective, the book explores methods for determining the causes of computer crime victimization by examining an individual’s lifestyle patterns. It also publishes the findings of a study conducted on college students about online victimization. Advances in information and communications technologies have created a range of new crime problems that did not exist two decades ago. Opportunities for various criminal activities to pervade the Internet have led to the growth and development of cyber criminology as a distinct discipline within the criminology framework. This volume explores all aspects of this nascent field and provides a window on the future of Internet crimes and theories behind their origins. K. Jaishankar was the General Chair of the , held January 15-17, 2011 at the Hotel Jaipur Greens in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

462 pages, Hardcover

First published November 30, 2010

Reviews

[Scott Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This internationally diverse collection of academic articles examines the issues related to criminal and deviant behaviours on the internet. Looking at various issues from youth criminal cultures in Nigeria, internet gambling battles between Antigua and the US, hacker culture, child pornography, stalking and underground advocacy groups, terrorism, pirating and copyright infringements, this book offers a fascinating new stream of studies that will inevitably bring academic rigour to the growing area of concern associated with online criminal behaviour.