Digital Drift and the 'Sense of Injustice

Counter-Productive Policing of Youth Cybercrime

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2153186
AutoresThomas J Holt (0000-0002-5894-0172, Michigan State University, autor de correspondencia), Russell Brewer (0000-0003-4479-6736, Flinders University), Andrew Goldsmith (0000-0002-2791-9119, Flinders University)
Año2019
Volumen40
Número9
Páginas1144-1156
Fecha de publicación2019-09-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2018.1472927
OpenAlexW2804012540
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas18
Referencias citadas37

Over the past several decades, criminological scholarship has increasingly focused on the problem of cybercrime including technology-enabled offending. Theoretical developments that account for these offences have not grown in tandem, leading to questions as to the nature of cybercriminality relative to traditional forms of offending. Recently, Goldsmith and Brewer proposed the conceptual framework of digital drift, extending elements of Matza’s original theories to the virtual environment. While making a useful contribution to the theorization of cybercrime, we argue that further elements of Matza’s original work also warrant consideration. In particular, we acknowledge the role of policing and the criminal justice system in affecting offender perceptions and decision-making. As such, this article extends the theorizing around digital drift to incorporate the ways that offender views are shaped in reaction to the law enforcement and industry responses to cybercrime. The implications of this extension are discussed in depth

Computer security · Criminal justice · Criminology · Cybercrime · Deterrence (psychology · Injustice · Law enforcement · Political science · Scholarship · Sociology · Computer Science · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies · Law · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses