How has the emergence and growing popularity of the Internet changed the structure and activities of traditional organized crime groups?
How has the emergence and growing popularity of the Internet changed the structure and activities of traditional organized crime groups?
Module 7 Discussion
Please select one of the following TWO questions and provide thoughtful and critical answer.
- How has the emergence and growing popularity of the Internet changed the structure and activities of traditional organized crime groups?
- Prior to September 11, 2001, terrorism and organized crime were usually considered separate entities because they did not share the same motivating factor. There are many ways in which digital technology, however, may be used in furtherance of terrorism. Provide one or two clear examples where terrorists engage in cybercrime and discuss their strengths/weaknesses.
Assigned readings:
- Choo, K-K R., and Grabosky, P. (2014). Cybercrime
- Cybercrime – Alternative Formats
- . In L. Paoli (Ed.), Oxford Handbook on Organised Crime, pp. 482-500. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Holt, T. J., & Bossler, A. M. (2014). Cybercrime. Oxford Handbook
- Cybercrime. Oxford Handbook – Alternative Formats
- UNODC (2013). Comprehensive Study on Cybercrime. Vienna: UNODC.
Additional readings:
- Chawki, M., Darwish, A., Khan, M. A., & Tyagi, S. (2015). Cybercrime, Digital Forensics and Jurisdiction (2015 edition). Cham: Springer. [BOOK]
- Clough, J. (2010). Principles of Cybercrime (1 edition). Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press. [BOOK]
- Lavorgna, A. (2015). The online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals: new criminal opportunities, trends and challenges. European Journal of Criminology, 12(2), 226-241.
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