Handbook of Internet Crime

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An essential reference for scholars and others whose work brings them into contact with managing, policing and regulating online behaviour, the Handbook of Internet Crime emerges at a time of rapid social and technological change. Amidst much debate about the dangers presented by the Internet and intensive negotiation over its legitimate uses and regulation, this is the most comprehensive and ambitious book on cybercrime to date. The Handbook of Internet Crime gathers together the leading scholars in the field to explore issues and debates surrounding internet-related crime, deviance, policing.  Read more... Abstract: An essential reference for scholars and others whose work brings them into contact with managing, policing and regulating online behaviour, the Handbook of Internet Crime emerges at a time of rapid social and technological change. Amidst much debate about the dangers presented by the Internet and intensive negotiation over its legitimate uses and regulation, this is the most comprehensive and ambitious book on cybercrime to date. The Handbook of Internet Crime gathers together the leading scholars in the field to explore issues and debates surrounding internet-related crime, deviance, policing Content: Cover Handbook of Internet Crime Copyright Contents List of figures and tables List of abbreviations Contributor biographies Chapter 1 Introduction: the Internet, cybercrime and the challenges of the twenty-first century Part I Histories and Contexts Chapter 2 Reinterpreting Internet history Chapter 3 On the globalisation of crime: the Internet and new criminality Chapter 4 The Internet and everyday life Chapter 5 Criminalising cyberspace: the rise of the Internet as a 'crime problem' Chapter 6 Public perceptions and public opinion about Internet crime. Chapter 7 Crime, film and the cybernetic imaginationChapter 8 Fiction, fantasy and transformation in the imaginaries of cybercrime: the novel and after Part II Forms of Internet Crime Chapter 9 Hackers, viruses and malicious software Chapter 10 Terror's web: how the Internet is transforming terrorism Chapter 11 Cyber-terror: construction, criminalisation and control Chapter 12 Cyber-protest and civil society: the Internet and action repertoires in social movements Chapter 13 Intellectual property crime and the Internet: cyber-piracy and 'stealing' information intangibles. Chapter 14 Identity theft and fraudChapter 15 The sex industry, regulation and the Internet Chapter 16 Online sexual exploitation of children and young people Chapter 17 Child pornography Chapter 18 Harm, suicide and homicide in cyberspace: assessing causality and control Part III Internet Law and Regulation Chapter 19 The emergence of computer law Chapter 20 Recent developments in UK cybercrime law Chapter 21 Recent developments in US Internet law Chapter 22 Transnational developments in Internet law Chapter 23 Online surveillance and personal liberty Part IV Policing the Internet. Chapter 24 Public policing and Internet crimeChapter 25 The private policing of Internet crime Chapter 26 The virtual neighbourhood watch: netizens in action Chapter 27 Internet technologies and criminal justice Chapter 28 Computer forensics and the presentation of evidence in criminal cases Glossary Index.