The fundamental principle of criminology is that crime follows opportunity, and opportunities for theft abound in the digital age. This study names, describes and analyzes the range of electronic and digital theft, and constitutes the first major survey of the field. The authors cover a broad list of electronic misdemeanours, including extortion, defrauding governments, telephone fraud, securities fraud, deceptive advertising and other business practices, industrial espionage, intellectual property crimes, and the misappropriation and unauthorized use of personal information. The book poses...
The fundamental principle of criminology is that crime follows opportunity, and opportunities for theft abound in the digital age. This study names, d...
Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber of fi fty years ago, was once asked why he persisted in robbing banks. "Because that's where the money is," he is said to have replied. The theory that crime follows opportunity has become established wisdom in criminology; opportunity reduction has become one of the fundamental principles of crime prevention.
Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber of fi fty years ago, was once asked why he persisted in robbing banks. "Because that's where the money...
