Music Piracy And Crime Theory (criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship)
by Sameer Hinduja /
2005 / English / PDF
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Hinduja examines the social, psychological, criminological, and
behavioral aspects of Internet crime. Guided by the most prominent
general theories of criminal behavior, he explores music piracy -
an all too-common form of cybercrime - by attempting to answer a
number of questions. Does stress and strain play a role? What about
low self-control? Is music piracy learned within intimate social
groups? Do rationalizations and justifications contribute to
participation? Is the behavior strengthened or weakened through
rewards and punishments? Hinduja then proposes a model which
integrates both "social" and "technical" factors to inform and
guide strategies to combat music piracy, and potentially other
variants of high-tech crime.
Hinduja examines the social, psychological, criminological, and
behavioral aspects of Internet crime. Guided by the most prominent
general theories of criminal behavior, he explores music piracy -
an all too-common form of cybercrime - by attempting to answer a
number of questions. Does stress and strain play a role? What about
low self-control? Is music piracy learned within intimate social
groups? Do rationalizations and justifications contribute to
participation? Is the behavior strengthened or weakened through
rewards and punishments? Hinduja then proposes a model which
integrates both "social" and "technical" factors to inform and
guide strategies to combat music piracy, and potentially other
variants of high-tech crime.
