George W Burru
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 276808 |
|---|---|
| NOME | George W Burru |
| PRENOMES | George W |
| SOBRENOME | Burru |
| ASSINATURA | BURRU G W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of South Florida |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1148-7446 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 22 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2002 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
The impact of message framing on end-user security
Digital Detectives in the Making
Examining Public Perceptions of Government Exploitation of National Emergencies
The public expects governments to effectively respond to emergencies. These responses can raise concerns that governments are exploiting emergencies, consolidating power and infringing upon civil liberties. Despite these concerns, little research has explicitly examined perceptions that governments exploit emergencies or the possible correlates of these perceptions. Using a national sample of 600 American adults surveyed in the spring of 2020, an…
Cyber Hygiene Intentions
This study examines changes in cyber hygiene using protection motivation theory. It considers how individual traits—self-control, technical skill, and thoughtfully reflective decision-making (TRDM)—shape intentions to improve cybersecurity. We randomly assigned Participants to one of four identity-theft messages: statistical, authoritative, narrative, or combined. Cyber hygiene was measured before and after exposure. Message style had no differen…
Risk Avoidance Behavior on Darknet Marketplaces
The current study employs a quasi-experimental design to test the efficacy of situational crime prevention (SCP) in understanding risk avoidance behavior in a darknet environment. Specifically, we deployed a web scraper to extract data from a popular darknet market. We then used these data to assess change in vendors and customers’ behavior following the deliverance of a warning message from the market administrator regarding the former market ad…
Assessing public support for expanded police powers in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic
What motivates users to adopt cybersecurity practices? A survey experiment assessing protection motivation theory
Research Summary A 2 × 2 × 3 fully crossed factorial experiment is used to examine the linkages between key dimensions of protection motivation theory (PMT; perceived severity of risk, vulnerability to risk, and response costs) and the intentions to adopt information technology (IT) cybersecurity recommendations after being informed of degrees of risk in the vignettes. Data in this study consist of a nationwide sample of 720 American adults. Resu…
Concern, Cynicism, and the Coronavirus
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments enacted guidelines to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Public defiance of these guidelines invoked instrumental concerns about the virus and normative concerns regarding government mandates and overreach during the pandemic. Drawing on normative and instrumental explanations for compliance with the law, the current study uses a national sample of 600 American adults surveyed during …
Malicious Spam Distribution
The distribution of malicious spam occurs in substantial numbers around the globe and can function as a precursor to serious forms of cybercrime. Yet to date, no known study has employed criminological theory to gain insight into the macro-correlates of malicious spam victimization. To address this gap in the literature, the current study utilizes data gathered from multiple sources to assess whether variables derived from routine activity theory…
Restrictive deterrence and the scope of hackers’ reoffending
Modeling Individual Defiance of Covid-19 Pandemic Mitigation Strategies
The governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic include concerns for both public health and formal social control. Government leaders asked the public to help mitigate the spread of the virus by adopting various protective behaviors. Our purpose was to evaluate and explain defiance of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, drawing from the expanded model of deterrence and protection motivation theory. A national sample of 600 American adults were su…
Website Defacer Classification
Hackers often engage in website defacement early in their criminal careers to establish a reputation. Some hackers become increasingly prolific and launch a large number of attacks against their targets, whereas others only launch a few attacks before eventually desisting from a life of crime. A better understanding of why some hackers launch a large number of attacks, while others do not, will assist in the implementation of targeted interventio…
Triggered by Defeat or Victory? Assessing the Impact of Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilization Online
The theoretical literature from criminology, social movements, and political sociology, among others, includes diverging views about how political outcomes could affect movements. Many theories argue that political defeats motivate the losing side to increase their mobilization while other established models claim the winning side may feel encouraged and thus increase their mobilization. We examine these diverging perspectives in the context of t…
Fifty years post Gault
Legal socialization and subcultural norms
Assessing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Legitimacy on Public Empowerment of Police
The process-based model dominates contemporary American research on police-community relations and perceptions of police. A sizable literature has examined the linkages between procedural justice, legitimacy, compliance with the law, and cooperation with police. Less examined is the relationship between legitimacy and public empowerment of police. This study examines this relationship, focusing on police militarization. We first examine the direc…
An examination of English and Welsh constables’ perceptions of the seriousness and frequency of online incidents
This study examines the perceptions of police constables and sergeants across England and Wales regarding the nature of cybercrimes, their frequency, and any time spent investigating these offences each week. Though previous research has examined line officer views and police management in the US, there is limited research examining how constables view online crimes as they are being directed to address them through national policy, and through l…
Social Learning and Cyber-Deviance
Akers’ social learning theory is one of the most recognized criminological theories because of its comprehensiveness and strong empirical support. Recent research that has applied social learning theory to account for the problem of cybercrime and deviance has provided only partial examinations of the social learning process and gives little insight into the Social Structure and Social Learning (SSSL) model. This study uses structural equation mo…
Critical incident preparedness and response on post-secondary campuses
Mapping Criminological Theory
Teaching criminological theory can be difficult because concepts and propositions are abstract. Even if students can recall fundamental concepts for multiple‐choice tests, this does not indicate whether they understand the basic structure of the theory. Concepts maps, a two‐dimensional diagram, linking concept by propositions, can be used to teach, evaluate, and illustrate complex theories of crime and delinquency. This paper discusses concept ma…
Teaching Statistics Visually
This paper examines the effectiveness of computer graphic tutorials in explaining statistical concepts to undergraduates enrolled in two sections of criminal justice research methods. We demonstrated key concepts to a treatment group through a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and Macromedia Flash movies. The students’ statistical skills were measured through a test on mathematical calculation and multiple‐choice questions about chi‐square concepts. Bo…
Gun violence and police problem solving
Assessing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Legitimacy on Public Empowerment of Police
The process-based model dominates contemporary American research on police-community relations and perceptions of police. A sizable literature has examined the linkages between procedural justice, legitimacy, compliance with the law, and cooperation with police. Less examined is the relationship between legitimacy and public empowerment of police. This study examines this relationship, focusing on police militarization. We first examine the direc…
Legal socialization and subcultural norms
Triggered by Defeat or Victory? Assessing the Impact of Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilization Online
The theoretical literature from criminology, social movements, and political sociology, among others, includes diverging views about how political outcomes could affect movements. Many theories argue that political defeats motivate the losing side to increase their mobilization while other established models claim the winning side may feel encouraged and thus increase their mobilization. We examine these diverging perspectives in the context of t…
An examination of English and Welsh constables’ perceptions of the seriousness and frequency of online incidents
This study examines the perceptions of police constables and sergeants across England and Wales regarding the nature of cybercrimes, their frequency, and any time spent investigating these offences each week. Though previous research has examined line officer views and police management in the US, there is limited research examining how constables view online crimes as they are being directed to address them through national policy, and through l…
Malicious Spam Distribution
The distribution of malicious spam occurs in substantial numbers around the globe and can function as a precursor to serious forms of cybercrime. Yet to date, no known study has employed criminological theory to gain insight into the macro-correlates of malicious spam victimization. To address this gap in the literature, the current study utilizes data gathered from multiple sources to assess whether variables derived from routine activity theory…
Assessing public support for expanded police powers in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic
What motivates users to adopt cybersecurity practices? A survey experiment assessing protection motivation theory
Research Summary A 2 × 2 × 3 fully crossed factorial experiment is used to examine the linkages between key dimensions of protection motivation theory (PMT; perceived severity of risk, vulnerability to risk, and response costs) and the intentions to adopt information technology (IT) cybersecurity recommendations after being informed of degrees of risk in the vignettes. Data in this study consist of a nationwide sample of 720 American adults. Resu…
Website Defacer Classification
Hackers often engage in website defacement early in their criminal careers to establish a reputation. Some hackers become increasingly prolific and launch a large number of attacks against their targets, whereas others only launch a few attacks before eventually desisting from a life of crime. A better understanding of why some hackers launch a large number of attacks, while others do not, will assist in the implementation of targeted interventio…
Critical incident preparedness and response on post-secondary campuses
Gun violence and police problem solving
Teaching Statistics Visually
This paper examines the effectiveness of computer graphic tutorials in explaining statistical concepts to undergraduates enrolled in two sections of criminal justice research methods. We demonstrated key concepts to a treatment group through a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and Macromedia Flash movies. The students’ statistical skills were measured through a test on mathematical calculation and multiple‐choice questions about chi‐square concepts. Bo…
Mapping Criminological Theory
Teaching criminological theory can be difficult because concepts and propositions are abstract. Even if students can recall fundamental concepts for multiple‐choice tests, this does not indicate whether they understand the basic structure of the theory. Concepts maps, a two‐dimensional diagram, linking concept by propositions, can be used to teach, evaluate, and illustrate complex theories of crime and delinquency. This paper discusses concept ma…
Social Learning and Cyber-Deviance
Akers’ social learning theory is one of the most recognized criminological theories because of its comprehensiveness and strong empirical support. Recent research that has applied social learning theory to account for the problem of cybercrime and deviance has provided only partial examinations of the social learning process and gives little insight into the Social Structure and Social Learning (SSSL) model. This study uses structural equation mo…
Critical incident preparedness and response on post-secondary campuses
An examination of English and Welsh constables’ perceptions of the seriousness and frequency of online incidents
This study examines the perceptions of police constables and sergeants across England and Wales regarding the nature of cybercrimes, their frequency, and any time spent investigating these offences each week. Though previous research has examined line officer views and police management in the US, there is limited research examining how constables view online crimes as they are being directed to address them through national policy, and through l…
Legal socialization and subcultural norms
Assessing the Direct and Indirect Effects of Legitimacy on Public Empowerment of Police
The process-based model dominates contemporary American research on police-community relations and perceptions of police. A sizable literature has examined the linkages between procedural justice, legitimacy, compliance with the law, and cooperation with police. Less examined is the relationship between legitimacy and public empowerment of police. This study examines this relationship, focusing on police militarization. We first examine the direc…
Fifty years post Gault
Restrictive deterrence and the scope of hackers’ reoffending
Modeling Individual Defiance of Covid-19 Pandemic Mitigation Strategies
The governmental responses to the COVID-19 pandemic include concerns for both public health and formal social control. Government leaders asked the public to help mitigate the spread of the virus by adopting various protective behaviors. Our purpose was to evaluate and explain defiance of COVID-19 mitigation strategies, drawing from the expanded model of deterrence and protection motivation theory. A national sample of 600 American adults were su…
Website Defacer Classification
Hackers often engage in website defacement early in their criminal careers to establish a reputation. Some hackers become increasingly prolific and launch a large number of attacks against their targets, whereas others only launch a few attacks before eventually desisting from a life of crime. A better understanding of why some hackers launch a large number of attacks, while others do not, will assist in the implementation of targeted interventio…
Triggered by Defeat or Victory? Assessing the Impact of Presidential Election Results on Extreme Right-Wing Mobilization Online
The theoretical literature from criminology, social movements, and political sociology, among others, includes diverging views about how political outcomes could affect movements. Many theories argue that political defeats motivate the losing side to increase their mobilization while other established models claim the winning side may feel encouraged and thus increase their mobilization. We examine these diverging perspectives in the context of t…
Concern, Cynicism, and the Coronavirus
In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments enacted guidelines to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. Public defiance of these guidelines invoked instrumental concerns about the virus and normative concerns regarding government mandates and overreach during the pandemic. Drawing on normative and instrumental explanations for compliance with the law, the current study uses a national sample of 600 American adults surveyed during …
Malicious Spam Distribution
The distribution of malicious spam occurs in substantial numbers around the globe and can function as a precursor to serious forms of cybercrime. Yet to date, no known study has employed criminological theory to gain insight into the macro-correlates of malicious spam victimization. To address this gap in the literature, the current study utilizes data gathered from multiple sources to assess whether variables derived from routine activity theory…
What motivates users to adopt cybersecurity practices? A survey experiment assessing protection motivation theory
Research Summary A 2 × 2 × 3 fully crossed factorial experiment is used to examine the linkages between key dimensions of protection motivation theory (PMT; perceived severity of risk, vulnerability to risk, and response costs) and the intentions to adopt information technology (IT) cybersecurity recommendations after being informed of degrees of risk in the vignettes. Data in this study consist of a nationwide sample of 720 American adults. Resu…
Risk Avoidance Behavior on Darknet Marketplaces
The current study employs a quasi-experimental design to test the efficacy of situational crime prevention (SCP) in understanding risk avoidance behavior in a darknet environment. Specifically, we deployed a web scraper to extract data from a popular darknet market. We then used these data to assess change in vendors and customers’ behavior following the deliverance of a warning message from the market administrator regarding the former market ad…
Assessing public support for expanded police powers in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic
Examining Public Perceptions of Government Exploitation of National Emergencies
The public expects governments to effectively respond to emergencies. These responses can raise concerns that governments are exploiting emergencies, consolidating power and infringing upon civil liberties. Despite these concerns, little research has explicitly examined perceptions that governments exploit emergencies or the possible correlates of these perceptions. Using a national sample of 600 American adults surveyed in the spring of 2020, an…
Cyber Hygiene Intentions
This study examines changes in cyber hygiene using protection motivation theory. It considers how individual traits—self-control, technical skill, and thoughtfully reflective decision-making (TRDM)—shape intentions to improve cybersecurity. We randomly assigned Participants to one of four identity-theft messages: statistical, authoritative, narrative, or combined. Cyber hygiene was measured before and after exposure. Message style had no differen…
The impact of message framing on end-user security
Digital Detectives in the Making
Psychology (16 obras) · Political science (13 obras) · Computer Science (11 obras) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (11 obras) · Law (11 obras) · Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies (9 obras) · Computer security (8 obras) · Criminology (8 obras) · Law (8 obras) · Medicine (7 obras)