CC 440
The Human Factor in Cybercrime
This course investigates cybercrime from a non-technical standpoint, focussing on the
individual characteristics of its perpetrators and victims, and their influence on criminal
justice responses. It employs a case-study approach to assess how digital technologies
influence personal decision making, while also studying how individuals shape
technologies. The course will consider contemporary criminological perspectives of
cybercrime, drawn from cultural and victim studies, to challenge its definitional
boundaries and identify the internet’s criminogenic potential. Topics covered may
include hacking and hacktivist groups, xenophobia and racism online, social engineering
and fraud, interpersonal victimization, child sexual abuse materials networks,
investigating and policing cybercrimes, and emerging trends in response to
contemporary cybercrime issues.
Prerequisites: CC240.
Exclusions: CC411E.
This course investigates cybercrime from a non-technical standpoint, focussing on the
individual characteristics of its perpetrators and victims, and their influence on criminal
justice responses. It employs a case-study approach to assess how digital technologies
influence personal decision making, while also studying how individuals shape
technologies. The course will consider contemporary criminological perspectives of
cybercrime, drawn from cultural and victim studies, to challenge its definitional
boundaries and identify the internet’s criminogenic potential. Topics covered may
include hacking and hacktivist groups, xenophobia and racism online, social engineering
and fraud, interpersonal victimization, child sexual abuse materials networks,
investigating and policing cybercrimes, and emerging trends in response to
contemporary cybercrime issues.
Prerequisites: CC240.
Exclusions: CC411E.
This course investigates cybercrime from a non-technical standpoint, focussing on the
individual characteristics of its perpetrators and victims, and their influence on criminal
justice responses. It employs a case-study approach to assess how digital technologies
influence personal decision making, while also studying how individuals shape
technologies. The course will consider contemporary criminological perspectives of
cybercrime, drawn from cultural and victim studies, to challenge its definitional
boundaries and identify the internet’s criminogenic potential. Topics covered may
include hacking and hacktivist groups, xenophobia and racism online, social engineering
and fraud, interpersonal victimization, child sexual abuse materials networks,
investigating and policing cybercrimes, and emerging trends in response to
contemporary cybercrime issues.
Prerequisites: CC240.
Exclusions: CC411E.
