Abstract
Aim: The present research established how ‘digital’ crimes currently classified as ‘traditional crimes’ are.
Methods: We collected information on residential and commercial burglary, threats and fraud. 809 incidents from the Police Department of East Netherlands were studied. The data collected consisted of information on incidents, victims and suspect characteristics. We determined how much ICT was used a) in 3 phases of the ‘crime script’ (i.e. before, during and after), b) during the criminal investigation c) in the apprehension of the suspect(s).
Results: In total, 136 burglaries, 140 commercial burglaries, 259 threats and 274 cases of fraud were studied. The results show that ICT is used in 16% of the threats; and 41% of the fraud cases. Among residential burglaries, 3% of the cases involved IT, mostly after the offense. IT is not used in commercial burglaries. We will discuss the characteristics of offenders and victims of digital crimes.
Conclusion: The main conclusion is that ICT plays a greater role in traditional crime than first expected. The implications of the findings for the measurement of cybercrime will be discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Congresbundel NVC Congres |
| Subtitle of host publication | 13 en 14 juni 2013, Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw (KOG), Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Universiteit Leiden |
| Place of Publication | Leiden, The Netherlands |
| Publisher | Nederlandse Vereniging voor Criminologie |
| Pages | 93 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Jun 2013 |
| Event | NVC Congres 2013 - Leiden, Netherlands Duration: 13 Jun 2013 → 14 Jun 2013 |
Conference
| Conference | NVC Congres 2013 |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Leiden |
| Period | 13/06/13 → 14/06/13 |
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Keywords
- SCS-Cybersecurity
- METIS-299974
- IR-87355
- EWI-23463
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Modus operandi study of information and communication technology (ICT) facilitated crime. / Montoya, Lorena ; Junger, Marianne ; Hartel, Pieter.
Congresbundel NVC Congres: 13 en 14 juni 2013, Kamerlingh Onnes Gebouw (KOG), Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Universiteit Leiden. Leiden, The Netherlands : Nederlandse Vereniging voor Criminologie, 2013. p. 93.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic
TY - GEN
T1 - Modus operandi study of information and communication technology (ICT) facilitated crime
AU - Montoya, Lorena
AU - Junger, Marianne
AU - Hartel, Pieter
PY - 2013/6/14
Y1 - 2013/6/14
N2 - Background: How can one measure the prevalence of cybercrime? One option is to define cybercrime as a specific form of crime, and then quantify it using, for example, police files. Domenie, Leukfeldt, Toutenhoofd‿Visser, and Stol (2009) used this approach and concluded that between 0.42% and 0.66% of all crime reported to the police constitutes cybercrime. An alternative is to keep traditional definitions of crime and quantify the amount of associated ICT.Aim: The present research established how ‘digital’ crimes currently classified as ‘traditional crimes’ are. Methods: We collected information on residential and commercial burglary, threats and fraud. 809 incidents from the Police Department of East Netherlands were studied. The data collected consisted of information on incidents, victims and suspect characteristics. We determined how much ICT was used a) in 3 phases of the ‘crime script’ (i.e. before, during and after), b) during the criminal investigation c) in the apprehension of the suspect(s).Results: In total, 136 burglaries, 140 commercial burglaries, 259 threats and 274 cases of fraud were studied. The results show that ICT is used in 16% of the threats; and 41% of the fraud cases. Among residential burglaries, 3% of the cases involved IT, mostly after the offense. IT is not used in commercial burglaries. We will discuss the characteristics of offenders and victims of digital crimes.Conclusion: The main conclusion is that ICT plays a greater role in traditional crime than first expected. The implications of the findings for the measurement of cybercrime will be discussed.
AB - Background: How can one measure the prevalence of cybercrime? One option is to define cybercrime as a specific form of crime, and then quantify it using, for example, police files. Domenie, Leukfeldt, Toutenhoofd‿Visser, and Stol (2009) used this approach and concluded that between 0.42% and 0.66% of all crime reported to the police constitutes cybercrime. An alternative is to keep traditional definitions of crime and quantify the amount of associated ICT.Aim: The present research established how ‘digital’ crimes currently classified as ‘traditional crimes’ are. Methods: We collected information on residential and commercial burglary, threats and fraud. 809 incidents from the Police Department of East Netherlands were studied. The data collected consisted of information on incidents, victims and suspect characteristics. We determined how much ICT was used a) in 3 phases of the ‘crime script’ (i.e. before, during and after), b) during the criminal investigation c) in the apprehension of the suspect(s).Results: In total, 136 burglaries, 140 commercial burglaries, 259 threats and 274 cases of fraud were studied. The results show that ICT is used in 16% of the threats; and 41% of the fraud cases. Among residential burglaries, 3% of the cases involved IT, mostly after the offense. IT is not used in commercial burglaries. We will discuss the characteristics of offenders and victims of digital crimes.Conclusion: The main conclusion is that ICT plays a greater role in traditional crime than first expected. The implications of the findings for the measurement of cybercrime will be discussed.
KW - SCS-Cybersecurity
KW - METIS-299974
KW - IR-87355
KW - EWI-23463
M3 - Conference contribution
SP - 93
BT - Congresbundel NVC Congres
PB - Nederlandse Vereniging voor Criminologie
CY - Leiden, The Netherlands
ER -