Social Science Perspectives on Cyberdeviance

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This is an introductory course to cyberdeviance with a unique emphasis on the social science components of criminality in cyber settings. Primary topics include the definition of cybercrime, cyberterrorism, cyberwarfare, and cyberbullying with consideration of possible motivation for such occurrences as well the intrapsychic impacts of such circumstances. Further topics include identify theft, hacking, the global implications of cybercrime, child pornography, law enforcement responses to cybercrime, sociological and psychological implications of cybercrime, and the prospective future of cybercrime as technology continues to evolve.