
Cybercrime
The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age
David S. Wall(Author)
Polity Press
2nd Edition
Published on 26. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
356 pages
978-0-7456-5353-2 (ISBN)
Description
How has the digital revolution transformed criminal opportunities and behaviour? What is different about cybercrime compared with traditional criminal activity? What impact might cybercrime have on public security?
In this updated edition of his authoritative and field-defining text, cybercrime expert David Wall carefully examines these and other important issues. Incorporating analysis of the latest technological advances and their criminological implications, he disentangles what is really known about cybercrime today. An ecosystem of specialists has emerged to facilitate cybercrime, reducing individual offenders' level of risk and increasing the scale of crimes involved. This is a world where digital and networked technologies have effectively democratized crime by enabling almost anybody to carry out crimes that were previously the preserve of either traditional organized crime groups or a privileged coterie of powerful people. Against this background, the author scrutinizes the regulatory challenges that cybercrime poses for the criminal (and civil) justice processes, at both the national and the international levels.
This book offers the most intellectually robust account of cybercrime currently available. It is suitable for use on courses across the social sciences, and in computer science, and will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
In this updated edition of his authoritative and field-defining text, cybercrime expert David Wall carefully examines these and other important issues. Incorporating analysis of the latest technological advances and their criminological implications, he disentangles what is really known about cybercrime today. An ecosystem of specialists has emerged to facilitate cybercrime, reducing individual offenders' level of risk and increasing the scale of crimes involved. This is a world where digital and networked technologies have effectively democratized crime by enabling almost anybody to carry out crimes that were previously the preserve of either traditional organized crime groups or a privileged coterie of powerful people. Against this background, the author scrutinizes the regulatory challenges that cybercrime poses for the criminal (and civil) justice processes, at both the national and the international levels.
This book offers the most intellectually robust account of cybercrime currently available. It is suitable for use on courses across the social sciences, and in computer science, and will appeal to advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
539 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-5353-2 (9780745653532)
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Person
David S. Wall is Professor of Criminology at the University of Leeds
Content
1 Introduction
2 Producing Knowledge about Crime in Cyberspace
3 Cyberspace and the Transformation of Criminal Activity
4 Cybercrimes against the Machine (Computer Integrity Crime): Hacking, Cracking and Denial of Service
5 Cybercrimes using the Machine (Computer-Enabled Crime): Virtual Robberies, Frauds and Thefts
6 Cybercrimes in the Machine (Computer Content Crime): Extreme Pornography, Hate and Violent Speech
7 The Cybercrime Ecosystem
8 Policing Cybercrime: Maintaining Order and Law on the Cyberbeat
9 Controlling, Preventing and Regulating Cybercrime
10 Conclusions: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age
Notes
Glossary
Cases and References
2 Producing Knowledge about Crime in Cyberspace
3 Cyberspace and the Transformation of Criminal Activity
4 Cybercrimes against the Machine (Computer Integrity Crime): Hacking, Cracking and Denial of Service
5 Cybercrimes using the Machine (Computer-Enabled Crime): Virtual Robberies, Frauds and Thefts
6 Cybercrimes in the Machine (Computer Content Crime): Extreme Pornography, Hate and Violent Speech
7 The Cybercrime Ecosystem
8 Policing Cybercrime: Maintaining Order and Law on the Cyberbeat
9 Controlling, Preventing and Regulating Cybercrime
10 Conclusions: The Transformation of Crime in the Information Age
Notes
Glossary
Cases and References