ARTICLE REVIEW 1
New directions in cybercrime research
This article relates to the cybercrime principles and social sciences in ways that talk about the advancement of technology in relation to the advancement of cybercrime. The question being asked by this article isn’t asking a question, it is rather shedding light on the potential advancement of cybercrime. With technology and means of preventing cybercrime becoming more in depth and strict. It furthers the idea that cybercriminals will have no choice but to adapt to these restrictions and find ways around it. So if I had to put a question to this article, it would be- “What common demographics and/or upbringing do we find common in cybercrimes.?”
Universities used traditional criminological methods such as the social learning theory, the general theory of crime, and the routine activities theory to figure out exactly which ones can be applied to cyber crime. They used results from college students and other youth to prove their theories. They used much more minor forms of cyber crime such as online harassment, and digital piracy rather than more serious forms of cyber crime that require more skill and knowledge. They reference the manuscript, ‘The Risk and Needs of Cyber-Dependent Offenders Sentenced in the United States,’ to conduct a few of the studies that examines cybercriminals from a more correctional perspective. Their data shows that cybercriminals scored very low on the risk of reoffending. However when the risk factors did show, they proved to be primarily found in criminal history and family and marital issues.
Going back to the hypothesis I got from the article I talked about how cybercriminals will go to far extents in means to commit cyber crimes. However with more extensive research being done to figure out a common motive, or upbringing we see that it’s hard to place a finger on just one reason or way. What I mean is, cyber crime has no choice to advance. A theory that has been touched on not only in my class lectures but also in the discussion forums of this class. This can cause a huge problem for anyone who uses technology because as much as people may spend time, money, and resources to make sure that they are protected virtually. Cybercriminals will go to an equal, if not greater extent to commit serious cybercrimes. They will have to upgrade the technology, sources and materials just as often as one may go to prevent these crimes.
This article shows us that it’s hard to pinpoint the motive or particular upbringing of a cybercriminal, and although there may be patterns that we see, some researchers cannot yet give a definitive assessment of what traits are most typical and down to what method is always used in the committing of these crimes.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0735648X.2019.1692426
ARTICLE REVIEW 2
Cyberbullying and its Influence on Academic, Social, and Emotional Development of Undergraduate Students
This article relates to the cybercrime principles and social sciences in ways that talk about the influence of cybercrime in terms of cyberbullying and harassment. The question that is being asked by this article is how cybercrime within cyberbullying affects undergraduate students emotionally, socially, and academically. A Lot of disagreements take place digitally and are most seen on social media platforms. We live in a generation where it is almost essential to be tech savvy. It’s very easy for people to gain the skills to access people’s personal information and finances. It puts the spotlight on how cybercrime can also stem from cyberbullying and harassment. Our essential question; “How does cybercrime within cyberbullying affect undergraduate students emotionally, socially, and academically?”
Their survey sample consisted of 638 Israeli undergraduate students. They made sure to collect this data using the Revised Cyber Bullying Survey, which evaluated the frequency and social media platforms used to execute the act of cyberbullying, and the College Adjustment Scales, which evaluated the three aspects of development in college students. In their studies they were able to draw the conclusion that 57% of the students had experienced cyberbullying at least once or twice through different types of social media platforms. Gender, religion and sexual preferences were the three factors that were found to have the most impact on the research variables. Instant messages and direct messages were the most common means of cyberbullying that was found in undergraduate students.
In a separate article I wrote about the advancement of technology in relation to cybercrime. The same thing can be said about cyberbullying and digital harassment. We can assume that among undergraduate students that they are technologically up to date especially post covid, this means that as long as they HAVE to stay up to date then it will always be a platform or a way for cyberbullying. Cyberbullying is something that is just about as inevitable as cybercrime itself.
This article tunnel-visions into cyberbullying itself rather than the entire umbrella of cybercrime. We see that cyberbullying is more prominent in this day and age due to the number of social media platforms and the creation of mobile apps that give us ways to communicate with another party.
Peled, Yehuda. “Cyberbullying and Its Influence on Academic, Social, and Emotional Development of Undergraduate Students.” Heliyon, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 23 Mar. 2019, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6434491/.