The psychology of cybercrime
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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 What is cybercrime?
  • 2 Types of cybercrime
    • 2.1 Trolling
    • 2.2 Non-consensual distribution of sexual images
      • Sexting
      • Photo-hacking
    • 2.3 Hacking
    • 2.4 Malware
    • 2.5 Online fraud
  • 3 Victim’s experience of cybercrime
    • 3.1 Impact of cybercrime on victims and coping strategies
    • 3.2 Victim blaming
  • 4 What are the motivations for cybercrime?
  • 5 Intervention on cyber criminality
    • 5.1 Where cybercrime and online anti-social behaviour meet
  • 6 Reflecting on your experiences
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Acknowledgements

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