TY - BOOK ID - 5552450 TI - Cybercrime : the psychology of online offenders AU - Kirwan, Gráinne AU - Power, Andrew PY - 2013 SN - 9780521180214 9781107004443 9780511843846 1107004446 052118021X PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Cyberspace KW - Computer crimes KW - Criminal psychology. KW - Cyberespace KW - Criminalité informatique KW - Psychologie criminelle KW - Psychological aspects KW - Aspect psychologique KW - Criminal psychology KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Criminalité informatique KW - Criminalité informatique. KW - Psychologie criminelle. KW - Cybercriminalité. KW - Computer crimes - Psychological aspects KW - Computer crimes. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5552450 AB - Cybercrime is a growing problem in the modern world. Despite the many advantages of computers, they have spawned a number of crimes, such as hacking and virus writing, and made other crimes more prevalent and easier to commit, including music piracy, identity theft and child sex offences. Understanding the psychology behind these crimes helps to determine what motivates and characterises offenders and how such crimes can be prevented. This textbook on the psychology of the cybercriminal is the first written for undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology, criminology, law, forensic science and computer science. It requires no specific background knowledge and covers legal issues, offenders, effects on victims, punishment and preventative measures for a wide range of cybercrimes. Introductory chapters on forensic psychology and the legal issues of cybercrime ease students into the subject, and many pedagogical features in the book and online provide support for the student. ER -