| The Human Factor of Cybercrime Subjects: Computer Science; Humanities; Law; Social Sciences; Legal Ethical & Social Aspects of IT; Criminology - Law; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Cultural Studies; Sociology & Social Policy; Computer Fraud Hacking & Viruses; Social Aspects of Computing & IT; Human Computer Interaction; Social Impact of Computing & IT on Society; Cyberculture; Crime and Society; Crime Prevention; Theoretical Criminology; Sociology of Media; Sociology of Science & Technology; Cybercrime; Police; Theories of Crime; Victims and Victimology; Crime and Crime Prevention; Crime Control - Criminology; Forms of Crime; Punishment and Penalty; Sociology of Culture; Cybercrimes are often viewed as technical offenses that require technical solutions, such as antivirus programs or automated intrusion detection tools. However, these crimes are committed by individuals or networks of people which prey upon human victims and are detected and prosecuted by criminal justice personnel. As a result, human decision-making plays a substantial role in the course of an offence, the justice response, and policymakers' attempts to legislate against these crimes. This book focuses on the human factor in cybercrime: its offenders, victims, and parties involved in tackling cybercrime. The distinct nature of cybercrime has consequences for the entire spectrum of crime and raises myriad questions about the nature of offending and victimization. For example, are cybercriminals the same as traditional offenders, or are there new offender types with distinct characteristics and motives? What foreground and situational characteristics influence the decision-making process of offenders? Which personal and situational characteristics provide an increased or decreased risk of cybercrime victimization? This book brings together leading criminologists from around the world to consider these questions and examine all facets of victimization, offending, offender networks, and policy responses. Dr. Rutger Leukfeldt is senior researcher and cybercrime cluster coordinator at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR). Furthermore, Rutger is director of the Cybersecurity & SMEs Research Center of the Hague University of Applied Sciences. Over the last decade, Rutger worked on a number of cybercrime studies for the Dutch government and private companies. Rutger is currently the chair of the Cybercrime Working Group of the European Society of Criminology (ESC). Dr. Thomas J. Holt is a professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University specializing in cybercrime, cyberterrorism, and the police response to these threats. His work has been published in a range of journals, and he is also the author of multiple books and edited works. |