cybercrime

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Created on: 10-01-18 17:45

what are the types of cybercrime

internet-enabled(internet facilitated crime) fraud/********* etc-easy to criminate, internet-specific-only on internet(hacking,virus)-hard to criminate, Virtual world-self online persona, bullying etc- can affect offline lives

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what are the consequences of cybercrime?

victim- dependant, type of crime imp- Wasserman+ellis2010- physical+life threatening crimes are hardest to cope with, so dependant (ASD+PTSD), families blame themselves so mental health issues

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Outline the study on law enforcement consequences

Perez 2010- law enf dealing with child **** cases= 28 - secondary traumatic stress disorder test- sig percent reported poor psych wellbeing- the more exposure= higher score

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What is an economic consequence of cybercrime?

business' can lose reputation and profit- through hacking etc- and also have to pay for ways to prevent cybercrime

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Sulers online disinhibition effect

2004- 6 factors influencing beh, self we keep hidden- 1) dissociative anonymity(anonymity) 2) invisibility 3) asynchronicity (more control over response/time) 4) solipsistic introjection- assign exp to others similar to oneself

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continue

5) dissociative imagination- see as dream world with no rules 6) minimising authority - everyones equal, no fear of authority

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critique of disinhibition effect

blames the internet for peoples actions, the internet is just a tool it doesn't control people

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what did tobin study

2013- pp on fb not allowed to post - showed lower levels of belonging and meaningful existence, pp not allowed to receive feedback on posts- showed lower level of belonging, self esteem and control - pp felt socially ostracised-self belonging felt fb

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what did kirwan find

those in the virtual world can still be affected by virtual crime as if it was offline because of a feeling of belonging to that virtual world e.g. hacking=theft

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What did Taylor find?

2002 - people develop avatar attachment- ppl feel 'more right than in their own body' - avatar mimics preferences

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