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The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance
The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance
Thomas J. Holt • Adam M. Bossler Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of International Cybercrime and Cyberdeviance With 44 Figures and 68 Tables
Editors Thomas J. Holt College of Social Science, School of Criminal Justice Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA
Adam M. Bossler Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA, USA
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Introduction
Almost the entire world now depends on the Internet and computer systems to manage all facets of daily life, from mundane activities like email to management of critical water, power, and sewage systems. The global connectivity of the Internet and the proliferation of technology make it possible for these systems to be misused by deviants, criminals, nation-states, and extremist groups. It is imperative that we understand how to both design better infrastructure and secure these systems. Similarly, we must recognize the human actors who seek to harm them. Though the computer science and engineering research literature has grown in tandem with the Internet, social science research has responded slower to the way that humans interact with and abuse technology. In fact, the bulk of criminological research related to cybercrime has only emerged in the last two decades. These studies appear in a range of outlet
