Cybercrime and its victims
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Cybercrime and its victims
(Routledge studies in crime and society, 30)
Routledge, 2017
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The last twenty years have seen an explosion in the development of information technology, to the point that people spend a major portion of waking life in online spaces. While there are enormous benefits associated with this technology, there are also risks that can affect the most vulnerable in our society but also the most confident. Cybercrime and its victims explores the social construction of violence and victimisation in online spaces and brings together scholars from many areas of inquiry, including criminology, sociology, and cultural, media, and gender studies.
The book is organised thematically into five parts. Part one addresses some broad conceptual and theoretical issues. Part two is concerned with issues relating to sexual violence, abuse, and exploitation, as well as to sexual expression online. Part three addresses issues related to race and culture. Part four addresses concerns around cyberbullying and online suicide, grouped together as 'social violence'. The final part argues that victims of cybercrime are, in general, neglected and not receiving the recognition and support they need and deserve. It concludes that in the volatile and complex world of cyberspace continued awareness-raising is essential for bringing attention to the plight of victims. It also argues that there needs to be more support of all kinds for victims, as well as an increase in the exposure and punishment of perpetrators.
Drawing on a range of pressing contemporary issues such as online grooming, sexting, cyber-hate, cyber-bulling and online radicalization, this book examines how cyberspace makes us more vulnerable to crime and violence, how it gives rise to new forms of surveillance and social control and how cybercrime can be prevented.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Majid Yar
Introduction: Victims of Cybercrime On the Small 'I' Internet, Emma A. Jane and Elena Martellozzo
Part I: Conceptual issues
1. Victims of Cybercrime: Definitions and Challenges, Nicole A. Vincent
2. Theorising Power Online, Chris Brickell
Part II: Sexual violence, abuse, and exploitation
3. Gendered Cyberhate, Victim-Blaming, And Why the Internet Is More Like Driving a Car On a Road Than Being Naked in The Snow, Emma A. Jane
4. Sexting in Context: Understanding Gendered Sexual Media Practices Beyond Inherent 'Risk' And 'Harm', Amy Shields Dobson
5. Victims of Sex Trafficking and Online Sexual Exploitation, Kristine Hickle
6. Online Sexual Grooming: Children as Victims of Online Abuse, Elena Martellozzo
Part III: Race and culture
7. Online Racial Hate Speech, Jamie Cleland
8. Malign Images, Malevolent Networks: Social Media, Extremist Violence and Public Anxieties, Ramaswami Harindranath
Part IV: Social violence
9. Bullying in The Digital Age, Robin M. Kowalski and Gary W. Giumetti
10. Internet Suicide and Communities of Affirmation, Ronald Niezen
Part V: Conclusions
11. Conclusion Beyond Law: Protecting Victims Through Engineering and Design, Nicole A Vincent and Emma A. Jane
Index
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