Understanding Drug Crime, Crime Reduction, and Delinquency in the Digital Age (KOSCA)

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

In this panel, student-led presentations that have been mentored by KOSCA members will give further insight into emerging trends of new crime and delinquency. The first research addresses drug crime in cyberworld that includes Dark Web, illegal use of cryptocurrencies and transactions based on Routine Activity Theory as a framework. The second research focuses on how technological advancements in the current era enhance the effectiveness of Community-Oriented Policing in crime reduction. The third research aims to explore delinquency through the lens of General Strain Theory, with a particular focus on the life-course perspective. All first authors/presenters are graduate students who are the KOSCA’s (Korean Society of Criminology in America) research scholarship recipients for their professional development.

Sub Unit

• Area III. Types of Offending / 14. Drugs

Individual Presentations

• Trends in Cryptocurrency and Security in Dark Web Drug Markets: How Cybercriminals Avoid Scams - Bora Jung, University of Nevada; Charles Sinchul Back, The University of Scranton

• Community-Oriented Policing (COP) in the Modern Era: Challenges and Technological Solutions - Amy Lim, Boston University; Jae-Seung Lee, Miami University

• Life Changes and Strain: The Applicability of General Strain Theory to Life-Course Studies - Sunmin Hong, The University of Texas at Dallas; Sungil Han, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Chair

• Kyung-Shick Choi, Boston University

Discussants

• Hyesun Kim, Worcester State University

• Jae-Seung Lee, Miami University

• Jiseun Sohn, Southern University and A&M College

Organized by a Division or external group?

Divisions of Cybercriminology, Policing and Public Safety, and Criminological Theory and Juvenile Justice: Korean Society of Criminology in America (KOSCA).