Cybercriminology - Maras, Marie-Helen

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Résumé :
A unique and comprehensive overview of the field and its current issues, Cybercriminology analyzes cybercrimes through the lens of criminology. Featuring an accessible, conversational writing style, it first discusses traditional criminological theories of criminal behavior and then analyzes how these theories--the existing literature and empirical studies--can be applied to explain cybercrimes. The text also introduces students to types of cybercrime, the nature and extent of cybercrime in the U.S. and abroad, and victim and offender behavior in the online environment. FEATURES * Real-world case studies and examples demonstrate the extent and complexity of cybercriminology * Boxed features present compelling research topics and scenarios * Review questions stimulate classroom discussions * An Ancillary Resource Center contains an Instructor's Manual, a Test Bank, and PowerPoint lecture outlines...

Biographie:
Marie-Helen Maras is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.

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Sommaire:

• PART 1. THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF CYBERCRIME


• Chapter 1. Cybercrime and Cybercriminals: The Development of Cybercriminology


• Cybercrime: The Basics


• Cybercrime Categories


• Cybertrespass and Cybervandalism


• Cybertheft


• Interpersonal Cybercrime


• Cyberdeviance and Public Order Cybercrimes


• Organized Cybercrime


• Political Cybercrime


• The Field of Cybercriminology


• Case Study


• Review Questions


• Laws


• Definitions


• Endnotes


• Chapter 2. Measuring Cybercrime


• Uniform Crime Reporting Program


• National Incident-Based Reporting System


• Underreporting of Cybercrime


• National Crime Victimization Survey


• Other National Victimization Surveys


• Self-Report Survey


• National Computer Security Survey


• Other Business Surveys


• International Measurements of Cybercrime


• Case Study


• Review Questions


• Laws


• Definitions


• Endnotes


• Chapter 3. Cybervictimization


• Being a Cybervictim and All That It Entails


• The Profile of a Cybervictim


• Victimization Theories


• Victim Precipitation Theory


• Lifestyle Exposure Theory


• Routine Activities Theory


• Case Study


• Review Questions


• Definitions


• Endnotes


• PART 2. CYBERCRIME CAUSATION AND REDUCTION


• Chapter 4. Cybercrime, Rational Choice, and Emotions: Punishment and Reduction of Cyberoffending


• The Reasoning Cybercriminal


• Seductions and Repulsions of Cybercrime


• Punishing Cybercriminals


• Retributive Perspective




• Utilitarian Perspective






• Reducing Cybercrime


• Cybercrime Laws


• Cybercrime Enforcement


• Situational Crime Prevention


• Case Study


• Review Questions


• Laws


• Definitions


• Endnotes


• Chapter 5. Cybercrime and the Propensity to Offend


• The Positivist School and Trait Theories


• Cybercriminals: Born That Way








• The Intelligence of Cybercriminals and the Psychology of Cybercrime: The New Positivists


• Intelligence


• Mental Disorders


• Personality Theories


• Psychoanalytical Theories


• Attachment Theory


• Internet Addiction and Cybercrime


• Measuring Internet Addiction


• Treatment


• Case Study


• Review Questions


• Laws


• Definitions


• Endnotes


• Chapter 6. Cybercrime, Culture, and Inequality


• Chicago School of Criminology


• Social Disorganization Theory




• --Cyberspace: Applying the Broken Windows Theory


• Anomie Theory


• Institutional Anomie Theory


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