The emergence of the World Wide Web, smartphones, and computers has transformed the
world and enabled individuals to engage in crimes in a multitude of new ways …

Klaus von Lampe es Profesor de Criminología en la Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht de
Berlín. Ha sido profesor en el Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice …

When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton is famously said to have replied,'Because
that's where the money is'(Cocheo 1997). The question and its answer neatly pinpoint the …

The field of environmental criminology is a staple theoretical framework in contemporary
criminological theory. This fully revised and expanded edition of the world's first …

Experts have a way of seeing the world in ways that differ from novices. Research on
offenders suggests that as they develop expertise in their chosen crimes they become better …

The under-reporting of child sexual abuse by victims is a serious problem that may prolong
the suffering of victims and leave perpetrators free to continue offending. Yet empirical …

The concept of expertise applied to the criminal context assumes that offenders are driven
by the abilities to both maximize the payoffs and minimize the risks associated with the crime …

Over the last two decades, researchers explored various aspects of the operational practices
of online illicit market operations through the Open and Dark Web for various physical and …

Purpose This paper explores the concept of criminal expertise within the context of online
pedophile community and applies rational choice theory to understand the decision-making …

Drawing from interviews with active robbers (drug robbers and carjackers), this paper
explores the role of serendipity in the robbery target selection process. Serendipity is …