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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > victimology > victimology and crime prevention > individual protection actions > prevention of cybercrime

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prevention of cybercrime  

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  • Cybercrime is crime that occurs when computers or computer networks are involved as tools, locations, or targets of crime. This means that cybercrime may include a wide variety of traditional types of crime, such as theft or even extortion, but that these may take on novel forms because of the opportunities provided by the cyber environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Victimology and Crime Prevention; Cybercrime, Prevention of]

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