Cybercrime / Peter Grabosky, PhD, Australian National University, Canberra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grabosky, Peter, 1945-

Series:

Keynotes in criminology and criminal justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes.

Physical Description:

viii, 168 pages ; 21 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Summary:

In this brief, accessible text, Peter Grabosky provides an introductory overview of cybercrime and the means for its control. He opens with a brief history of the topic and then discusses not only traditional topics-including fraud, hacking, offensive content, and piracy-but also neglected issues like state and state-sponsored cybercrime. Book jacket.

Contents:

Acknowledgments

About the author

Preface

Introduction

A brief history of cybercrime

A typology of computer crime

Cybercrime explained

Incidence, prevalence, distribution, and impacts

Trends in cybercrime

Investigation, prosecution, and sentencing

Conclusion: the future of cybercrime and its control

Endnotes

References

Appendix: useful websites relating to cybercrime

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190211554

0190211555

OCLC:

922639684