Cybercrime And Society

Criminology has been rather slow to recognise the importance of cyberspace inchanging the nature and scope of offending and victimisation and acomprehensive int... » 

Criminology has been rather slow to recognise the importance of cyberspace inchanging the nature and scope of offending and victimisation and acomprehensive introductory textbook on cybercrime and its social implicationsis long overdue. One of the many strengths of Majid Yars book is that itavoids techy jargon and unites criminological and sociological perspectivesin discussions of cybercrime cyberdeviance and cyberfreedoms. Yarsuccessfully demystifies a subject that causes many criminologists to feel outof their depth or at least their comfort zone. Cybercrime Society should bethe first point of reference for any student of new media and crime DrYvonne Jewkes Reader in Criminology The Open UniversityAn engaging book full of lively discussion and careful explanation of theissues. Majid Yar manages to achieve the seemingly impossible task of balancingtheory with action. I shall certainly recommend it to my own cybercrimestudents Professor David S. Wall Head of University of Leeds Law SchoolProfessor of Criminal Justice and Information TechnologyCybercrime and Society provides a clear systematic critical introduction tocurrent debates about cybercrime. It locates the phenomenon in the widercontexts of social political cultural and economic change. It is the firstbook to draw upon perspectives spanning criminology sociology law politicsand cultural studies to examine the whole range of cybercrime issuesincluding computer hacking cyberterrorism media piracy financial fraud and identity theft online stalking hate speech pornography surveillanceThe book takes an international perspective drawing on research case studiesand examples from the UK the US Europe and beyond. It includes chapteroutlines and summaries further reading and a glossary. The book is anessential resource for all students and academics interested in cybercrime andthe future of the Internet. «