| Description |
xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Crime on-line: correlates, causes, and context / Thomas J. Holt : Defining and measuring cybercrime ; Cybercrime framework ; Criminological theories of cybercrime ; The structure of this book and its contributions -- 2. Hacking into the hacker: separating fact from fiction / Cassie Wade, Jessica Aldridge, Lindsay Hopper, Dr. Holli Drummond, Ronald Hopper, and Dr. Keith Andrew : Methods ; Defining hackers ; Motives reported by hackers ; The social organization of hacking ; The hacker subculture -- 3. Hacking: the pervert's guide to information / Paul A. Taylor : Cyberspace: a square without mercy ; New technology, old theory ; Siegfried Kracauer ; In the destructive element immerse: the nostalgia of social science fiction ; Conclusion: From Jugendstil to a melancholic dialectical standstill -- 4. Social engineering exploitations in online communications: examining persuasions used in fraudulent e-mails / Wilson Huang and Andrea Brockman : The concept of social engineering ; Persuasions in social engineering exploitations ; Social engineering exploitations and fraudulent e-mails ; Data and methods ; Analyses and findings ; Discussion and implication -- 5. Internet child pornography: legal issues and investigative tactics / Marcus K. Rogers and Kathryn C. Seigfried-Spellar : Scope and context ; The COPINE Project ; The courts and COPINE ; A hypothetical case study ; Criticisms of court image classifications ; Classification system for the United States ; Technical investigations -- 6. Sex for sale: online commerce in the world's oldest profession / Scott Cunningham and Todd D. Kendall : Institutions facilitating prostitution online ; Characteristics and practices of prostitutes who solicit online ; Effects of interventions against advertising -- 7. Examining cyberstalking and bullying: causes, context, and control / Catherine Marcum : Cyberbullying ; Prevention of cyberbulling ; Cyberstalking ; Prevention of cyberstalking ; Emergence of legislation ; Addressing free speech issues -- 8. Terrorism and technology: operationalizing cyberterrorism and identifying concepts / Marjie T. Britz : Defining terrorism ; Operationalizing cyberterrorism -- 9. Examining state and local law enforcement perceptions of computer crime / Thomas J. Holt, Adam M. Bossler, and Sarah Fitzgerald : Policing computer crime ; Data ; Findings. |
| Summary |
Examines various forms of cybercrime and deviance, discussing fraud, harassment, prostitution, and terror attacks, and looks at the legal and social response to these issues using empirical data and comprehensive overviews of existing research. |
| Subject |
Computer crimes.
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Computer crimes. |
| Added Author |
Holt, Thomas J., 1978-
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| ISBN |
9781594607813 paperback alkaline paper |
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1594607818 paperback alkaline paper |
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