A Macro-Social Exploratory Analysis of the Rate of Interstate Cyber-Victimization

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• 作者：Hyojong Song ; Michael J. Lynch ; John K. Cochran
• 刊名：American Journal of Criminal Justice
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：41
• 期：3
• 页码：583-601
• 全文大小：440 KB
• 刊物主题：Criminology & Criminal Justice;
• 出版者：Springer US
• ISSN：1936-1351
• 卷排序：41

文摘

This study examines whether macro-level opportunity indicators affect cyber-theft victimization. Based on the arguments from criminal opportunity theory, exposure to risk is measured by state-level patterns of internet access (where users access the internet). Other structural characteristics of states were measured to determine if variation in social structure impacted cyber-victimization across states. The current study found that structural conditions such as unemployment and non-urban population are associated with where users access the internet. Also, this study found that the proportion of users who access the internet only at home was positively associated with state-level counts of cyber-theft victimization. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.KeywordsCybercrimeCyber-theft victimizationCriminal opportunity theoryHousehold activityOnline routine activityMacro-level crime analysisState-level analysis