Identify which theories you think best explain cybercrime and discuss what you like about that theory.
The best theories that explain why people commit cybercrime are Neutralization and Behavioral.
Neutralization theory suggests that people think about the possible benefits and consequences of a crime before committing it. This can explain why people may feel inclined to commit cybercrime because of how they think it has a small effect on the people around them. Furthermore, the behavior of the offenders is exemplified by denial of injury, victims, responsibility, condemning others, and appealing to people with higher authority. I like this theory because of how it explains the rationale behind cyber offenders and the processing of logical steps.
Behavioral theories suggest that people learn positive and negative behavior from others. They can learn from family, peers, school, social media, and the environment. This relates to cybercrime with learned behavior from people that are already cyber offenders. For example, if someone has peers that know how to hack computers for malicious, then that behavior can be learned and used for more hacking. I like these kinds of theories because of how they describe human behavior and where can come from.