The Illegal Trade of Medicines on Social Media : Evaluating Situational Crime Prevention Measures / by Gabriele Baratto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baratto, Gabriele, author.

Series:

SpringerBriefs in Criminology, 2192-8541

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organized crime.

Criminology.

Computer crimes.

Organized Crime.

Crime Control and Security.

Cybercrime.

Local Subjects:

Organized Crime.

Crime Control and Security.

Cybercrime.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (VIII, 115 p. 9 illus., 8 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book evaluates the impact of situational crime prevention measures implemented by social media platforms to identifying, blocking, and removing content linked to illegal traded medicines. It discusses the extent of social media usage in trafficking of medicines; the ease of access; visibility of the content; language of posts; products most traded; and types of posts. Research results support the hypothesis of the limited impact of these measures, due not to a lack of effectiveness but to asymmetrical implementation. This volume will be of interest to researchers, law enforcement, policy makers, social media groups, public health practitioners. .

Contents:

Introduction

The illegal online trade of medicines: the roles of the internet and social media websites

Situational crime prevention measures in the illegal online trade of medicines

Evaluation strategy

Evaluation of social media’s SCP measures

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-030-57582-9