Cybercrime: An Introduction to an Emerging Phenomenon
Published on 16. September 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-07-340155-3 (ISBN)
Description
Cybercrime: An Introduction to an Emerging Phenomenon covers current issues such as information assurance, federal and state laws, cyberharassment, cyberporn, cyberfraud, and intellectual property and privacy as well as future issues such as globalization and international policing and laws. This text provides students and scholars easy access to current peer reviewed works that examine the current and future issues of cybercrime and outline the historical and technical roots of the Internet and cybercrime. George E. Higgins won the William L. Simon/Anderson Publishing Outstanding Paper Award at the 2006 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) meeting, is a current member of the ACJS Affirmative Action committee, and authored several articles on cybercrime.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
10 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-340155-3 (9780073401553)
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Content
Chapter 1. Introduction to CybercrimeChapter 2. Cyberharassment/Cyberstalking Sexual harassment on the Internet Online aggressor/targets, aggressors, and targets: A comparison of associated youth characteristics Chapter 3. CyberpornographyDemographic characteristics of persons using pornography in three technological contextsAdult social bonds and use of Internet pornography Chapter 4. Cyberfraud/Identity TheftWho are you? How to protect against identity theft A contextual framework for combating identity theft Chapter 5. Intellectual Property TheftCauses and Prevention of Intellectual Property Crime Digital piracy: Assessing the contributions of an integrated self-control theory and social learning theory Chapter 6. Hackers, Crackers, and Phone Phreaks HackersChapter 7. Criminal Justice and Cyberspace Perceptions of local and state law enforcement concerning the role of computer crime investigative teams An ad hoc review of digital forensic models Chapter 8. Future Issues Theory and policy in online privacy Index