{"id":312,"date":"2026-10-17T03:45:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/?p=312"},"modified":"2026-10-17T03:45:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T03:45:06","slug":"mod-5-discussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/2026\/10\/17\/mod-5-discussion\/","title":{"rendered":"Mod 5 Discussion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I think<strong> <\/strong>Social Learning Theory best explains cybercrime because people can learn behaviors from the people around them, including behaviors that are harmful or illegal. With cybercrime, people can learn how to hack, scam, steal information, or commit other cybercrimes by watching and interacting with others online. For example, someone may join an online group where people are already involved in cybercrime and learn different techniques from them. Over time, they may start to see these behaviors as normal, especially if the people around them encourage or reward this type of behavior.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I like about Social Learning Theory is that it focuses on how a person&#8217;s environment can influence their actions. I think this is important when looking at cybercrime because not everyone who commits a cybercrime starts out knowing how to do it. Some people may learn these skills from friends, online communities, or other people who are already involved in cybercrime. The internet also makes it easier for people to find others who share the same interests, even if they would not normally meet in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also like this theory because it shows that cybercrime is not always about someone simply wanting to break the law. A person&#8217;s surroundings, experiences, and the people they spend time with can influence their choices. Overall, I think Social Learning Theory does a good job explaining how cybercriminal behavior can be learned and encouraged through social interactions, especially online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I think Social Learning Theory best explains cybercrime because people can learn behaviors from the people around them, including behaviors that are harmful or illegal. With cybercrime, people can learn how to hack, scam, steal information, or commit other cybercrimes by watching and interacting with others online. For example, someone may join an online group&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/2026\/10\/17\/mod-5-discussion\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":32041,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32041"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312\/revisions\/313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/veraofosuaa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}