Research

This video provides an introduction to a major research project conducted for the Home Office and HMICFRS on Victims of Computer Misuse. This covers crimes such as hacking, computer viruses, ransomware and denial of service attacks. The research was based upon interviews with 52 victims, a survey of 252 victims and stakeholder interviews too. The research can be found at https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/por...

Ms Emma Alexander and Mr Rowan Fogg, Final Year, Applied Criminology Programme, University of Derby

The Midlands Fraud Forum has commissioned this work using students from the University of Derby. 

MFF would be interested to have your feedback on this initiative; please email any comments to info@midlandsfraudforum.co.uk

The aim of this project was to engage one or two undergraduate students to conduct a literature review for the benefit of the Midlands Fraud Forum (MFF).  The topic area of cybercrime was defined broadly but in connection with fraud/financial/economic crime to foster relevance for the membership.

Practitioners are often very engaged in the business of moving from one operation to the next.  Many may not be aware of literature on selected topics associated with their interests.  Awareness and engagement with academic research may be even more difficult for the practitioner audience given chronic time management issues to identify, retrieve and read appropriate works.

This document provides an entrée into current academic literature on cybercrime issues

Cybercrime Mar 15 Research Paper.pdf

Authors: C. Lewis, G. Brooks, M. Button, D. Shepherd, A. Wakefield

Published: March 2014, 13 pages

Publisher: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice 42 (2014) 3-15

This paper considers the challenges and opportunities that exist in England and Wales for the use of private prosecutions for Fraud. It considers the need for sanctions against fraudsters: looks at the prosecution landscape as it has evolved, especially during the 21st century: considers the legal basis for private prosecution and gives a brief history of its extent. The advantages and disadvantages associated with private prosecution are considered and recommendations made on the changes needed before there could be significant developments in the use of private prosecutions.

ISBN: 978-1-119-99474-9

Published: February 2013, 208 pages

Publisher: Wiley

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