Academic attention to violence and other forms of in-prison misconduct is on the rise,
although most research continues to be framed within now stale perspectives. A broader …

Existing theories of fraud provide some insight into how criminals target and exploit people
in the online environment; whilst reference to psychological explanations is common, the …

A consequential development in victimization theory and research was the idea that
individuals with low self‐control self‐select into the various risky behaviors that may …

Crime is undergoing a metamorphosis. The online technological revolution has created new
opportunities for a wide variety of crimes which can be perpetrated on an industrial scale …

This edition of Trusted Criminals was written and went into production during 2008–2009, a
period in which the United States was experiencing its greatest economic crisis since the …

Routine activity theory predicts that changes in legitimate opportunity structures (eg,
technology) can increase the convergence of motivated offenders and suitable targets in the …

The current study identified the antecedents of being an Internet scam victim and how it
impacts online privacy concerns and privacy protection behaviors. Structural equation …

Computers and the Internet have become a vital part of modern life across the world,
affecting communications, finance, and governance. At the same time, technology has …

Building upon Eck and Clarke's (2003) ideas for explaining crimes in which there is no face-
to-face contact between victims and offenders, the authors developed an adapted lifestyle …

Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to extend recent work aimed at applying
routine activity theory to crimes in which the victim and offender never come into physical …