Crime and the Internet - Cybercrimes and Cyberfears

Informationen zum Autor Wall, David Klappentext We have seen the astounding potential of the Internet as an informational tool, but we are also beginning to encounter the infinite questions it unfurls about legal issues and crimes committed with its aid. David Wall and his stellar cast of contributors address the various criminological debates that are emerging over cybercrime. Essays examine the general problem of crime and the Internet, what is understood by the term 'cybercrime', the different types of cybercrimes, and the challenges they give rise to for both criminology and the criminal justice system. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking text examines for the first time the nature and consequences of crime on the internet; analyzing the new challenges that cybercrimes pose to the criminal justice system. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Crime and the Internet 2. Crime Futures: The challenge of crime in the information age 3. Telecommunication Fraud in the Digital Age: The converging of technologies 4. Between the Risk and the Reality Falls the Shadow: Evidence and urban legends in computer fraud 5. Hacktivism: In search of lost ethics? 6. Last of the Rainmacs? Thinking about pornography in cyberspace 7. Criminalising Online Speech to 'Protect' the Young: What are the benefits and costs? 8. Controlling Illegal and Harmful Content on the Internet 9. Cyber-stalking: Tackling harassment in the internet 10. The Language of Cybercrime 11. Maintaining Order and Law on the Internet 12. Policing Hi-tech Crime in the Global Context: The role of trans-national policy networks 13. The Criminal Courts On-line

Product details

• Authors: University of Leed, Dave Wall, David Wall, David (Durham University Wall, David S. Wall, WALL DAVE
• Assisted by: David Wall (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.11.2001
• EAN: 9780415244282
• ISBN: 978-0-415-24428-2
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, COMPUTERS / Security / General, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Computer fraud & hacking, Computer fraud and hacking, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs