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Innovative Approaches Towards Better Understanding Cybercrimes

Wed, Nov 16, 3:30 to 4:50pm, M108, Marquis Level

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

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The current panel presents a series of innovative means to study cyber-criminal behavior across varied contexts online. Moreover, the analytic drawbacks and theoretical shortcomings associated with this line of scholarship are explored while notable avenues for future studies are addressed. Guided by criminological theory and prior research, the subject-matters covered in this panel are twofold: First, the social structure and behavioral dynamics of website defacers. Second, proactive and preventative means against romance fraudsters and online sex groomers. Taken together, these studies highlight the importance of alternative levels of analysis, reassessment of criminological theory in light of illicit online ecosystems, and interdisciplinary efforts in pursuit of cybercrime prevention.

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