The nature of online offending

Clare AM Sutherland; Samantha Dowling

The nature of online offending

Clare AM Sutherland, Samantha Dowling

Psychology

University of Western Australia

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Abstract

This report is based on an analysis of case files held by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) involving offences prosecuted and convicted under the Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Fraud Act 2006, s.127 of the Communications Act 2003, and the Malicious Communications Act 1998. The findings outline the relationship between the victim and offender, technical skills, motivations, and opportunities of the offender, and potential preventative steps that could be taken to reduce vulnerability to victimisation.

Original language	English
Publisher	Home Office
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78246-907-0
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2015

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Name	Home Office Research Reports
No.	82

Bibliographical note

With thanks to the following for their helpful comments and contributions: Richard Milner, Anthony Madison, Esther George, Andy Feist, Rob Street, Sam Brand, Ian Caplan, Kathryn Roe, Mike Warren, Lorrah Achato and Dr. Alice Hutchings.

With thanks also to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The first author was funded by an ESRC Student Internship [ES/I021051/1]. Clare Sutherland is currently completing a PhD at the Department of Psychology at the University of York.

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