Cyberpredators and Their Prey
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The online environment has emerged as a continuous and unfettered source of interpersonal criminal activity beyond physical boundaries. Cyberpredators commit their crimes by employing the Internet and online services―social network platforms, online groups and organizations, smart phone apps, bulletin board systems, online forums, websites, internet relay chat channels―to locate and harm victims of all ages through attacking, exploiting, humiliating, bullying, harassing, threatening, defrauding, and exhorting. Cyberpredators and Their Prey describes non-sexual and sexual interpersonal crimes―online romance scam, swatting, trolling, stalking, bullying, harassment, minor sexting, sexual trafficking, child sexual abuse material, sextortion, and image-based sexual abuse offenses. Each chapter contains: crime definition and relevant issues; typical cyberpredator, motives, and methods; typical victims and behaviors that make them targets; current criminal laws for prosecuting cybercrimes and assessment of their applicability and effectiveness as deterrents; the crime’s impact on individual victims and society in general; and cybersecurity prevention and intervention strategies. Also covered are the unique challenges that the regulation, investigation, and prosecution of these cybercrimes pose to criminal justice and private security agents worldwide; the need for society to hold companies operating online responsible for their role in cybercrime; and how aspects of the online environment (i.e., anonymity, toxic disinhibition, de-individuation, inculpability) contribute to harmful and abusive interpersonal interaction, particularly when enacted by perpetrators as part of a group attack. Key features: Portrays material through multidisciplinary lens of psychology, criminal justice, law, and security Provides consistent, practical information about online criminals and victims Compares online to offline versions of the same crime Discusses adequacy of current laws for prosecuting cybercriminals Considers elements of the online environment that foster criminal activity Describes social engineering techniques Considers the role of intimate partner violence in cybercrimes Reviews 21st century skills needed to educate and protect potential targets Cyberpredators and Their Prey will prove essential reading to those who are studying to become, or are currently, security professionals; law enforcement personnel and investigators; intelligence agents; private investigators; lawyers; compliance officers; social service workers; and other professionals who deal with interpersonal cybercrime through the lens of social science. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Preface Acknowledgments Author 1 Introduction: The Internet as a Criminal Enabler Interpersonal Cybercrime vs. Traditional Crime Concepts and Organization of the Book Types of Abuse Qualities of the Online Environment Social Engineering Techniques Cyber Intimate Partner Violence Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Online References 2 Online Romance Scammers Defining Online Romance Scams Typical Online Romance Scammers Online Romance Scammers’ Motives and Methods Typical Online Romance Scam Victims Laws for Prosecuting Online Romance Scams Impact of Online Romance Scams on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References 3 Online Swatters Defining Online Swatting Typical Online Swatters Online Swatters’ Motives and Methods Typical Online Swatting Victims Laws for Prosecuting Online Swatting Impact of Online Swatting on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases Appendix: Dataset of Known Swatters 4 Internet Trolls Defining Internet Trolling Typical Internet Trolls Internet Trolls’ Motives and Methods Typical Internet Troll Victims Laws for Prosecuting Internet Trolling Impact of Internet Trolling on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases 5 Cyberstalkers Defining Cyberstalking Typical Cyberstalkers Cyberstalkers’ Motives and Methods Typical Cyberstalking Victims Laws for Prosecuting Cyberstalking Impact of Cyberstalking on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases 6 Cyberbullies and Cyber Harassers Defining Cyberbullying and Cyber Harassment Typical Cyberbullies and Harassers Cyberbullies’ and Harassers’ Motives and Methods Typical Cyberbully and Harasser Victims Laws for Prosecuting Cyberbullying/Harassment Impact of Cyberbullying and Harassment on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References 7 Minor Online Sexual Activity Offenders Defining Illegal Online Sexual Activity Typical Minor OSA Offenders Minor OSA Offenders’ Motives and Methods Laws for Prosecuting Online Sexual Activity Offenses Impact of Minor Online Sexual Activity on Society and Sending/Receiving Parties Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases Appendix A: Studies Examining Sent and Received Sexts 8 Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Traffickers Defining Online Domestic Commercial Sex Trafficking Typical Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Trafficking Offenders Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Traffickers’ Motives and Methods Typical Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Trafficking Victims Laws for Prosecuting Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Trafficking Impact of Online Domestic Commercial Sexual Trafficking on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases 9 Online Child Sexual Abuse Material Offenders Defining Online Child Sexual Abuse Material (Aka Child Pornography) Offenses Typical Online CSAM Offenders Online CSAM Offenders’ Motives and Methods Typical Online CSAM Victims Laws for Prosecuting Online CSAM Offenses Impact of Online CSAM on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Acts and Laws Cases 10 Cyber Sextortionists Defining Cyber Sextortion Typical Cyber Sextortionists Cyber Sextortionists’ Motives and Methods Typical Cyber Sextortion Victims Laws for Prosecuting Cyber Sextortion Impact of Cyber Sextortion on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases 11 Online Image-Based Sexual Abusers Defining Online Image-Based Sexual Abuse Typical Online Image-Based Sexual Abusers Motives and Methods of Online Image-Based Sexual Abusers Typical IBSA Victim Laws for Prosecuting IBSA Offenses Impact of IBSA Offenses on Society and Victims Cybersecurity Tactics References Cases 12 Combating Cyberpredators through Education Routine Activity Theory Digital Divide 21st Century Digital Skills Challenges of the Internet Navigating the Internet Safely and Civilly Conclusion References Index
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