Cyber Criminology: Exploring Internet Crimes and Criminal Behavior

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K. Jaishankar
CRC Press, Feb 22, 2011 - Law - 461 pages
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 Crimino
 

Contents

Café Culture and Heresy of Yahooboyism in Nigeria
3
Internet Gambling
13
Identity Construction Among Hackers
31
Virtual Sex Offenders A Clinical Perspective
53
SelfReported Internet Child Pornography Consumers A Personality Assessment Using Banduras Theory of Reciprocal Determinism
65
Online Social Networking and Pedophilia An Experimental Research Sting
79
AdultChild Sex Advocacy Websites as Learning Environments for Crime
103
The Internet as a Terrorists Tool A Social Learning Perspective
127
Digital File Sharing An Examination of Neutralization and Rationalization Techniques Employed by Digital File Sharers
209
CyberRoutine Activities Empirical Examination of Online Lifestyle Digital Guardians and ComputerCrime Victimization
229
Adolescent Online Victimization and Constructs of Routine Activities Theory
253
Cyber Stalking Typology Etiology and Victims
277
Online Social Networking and Women Victims
299
Malware Victimization A Routine Activities Framework
317
Fatwas Chaos Ignites Cyber Vandalism Does Islamic Criminal Law Prohibit Cyber Vandalism?
347
Cyber Bullying Legal Obligations and Educational Policy Vacuum
359

Value and Choice Examining Their Roles in Digital Piracy
141
Suing the Genie Back in the Bottle The Failed RIAA Strategy to Deter P2P Network Users
155
Criminological Predictors of Digital Piracy A Path Analysis
173
Change of Music Piracy and Neutralization An Examination Using ShortTerm Longitudinal Data
193
Human Rights Infringement in the Digital Age
393
Conclusion
411
Back Cover
415
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K. Jaishankar, PhD, is a senior assistant professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology and editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences. He is the founding president of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and founding executive director of the Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling. Among the recent books he has written and/or co-edited are Cyber Bullying: Profile and Policy Guidelines, International Perspectives on Crime and Justice, Trends and Issues of Victimology, and Crime Victims and Justice: An Introduction to Restorative Principles. He pioneered the development of the new field of cyber criminology and is the proponent of the space transition theory of cyber crimes. His areas of academic competence include cyber criminology, victimology, crime mapping, geographic information systems, communal violence, theoretical criminology, policing, and crime prevention.

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