Criminologists have traditionally used official records, interviews, surveys, and observation
to gather data on offenders. Over the past two decades, more and more illegal activities …

Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates.
However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article …

Information threatening the security of critical infrastructures are exchanged over the Internet
through communication platforms, such as online discussion forums. This information can be …

It is generally accepted that the widespread availability of specialist services has helped
drive the growth of cybercrime in the past fifteen to twenty years. Individuals and groups …

The abundance of data easily accessible on the internet has made it an appealing domain
for conducting social science research. Because of the volume of data available, automated …

The swift evolution of digital spaces challenges the established norms of ethical research
policy. Ineffective ethical review diminishes researchers' ability to conduct cutting-edge and …

Organized crime groups and law enforcement agencies are caught in complex system
similar to a continuous game of cat-and-mouse, in which the latter frequently remains two or …

This chapter discusses how forensic science and criminology can combine to apprehend
online illicit markets. In line with Felson's ecological theory and the work of Soudijn and …

This project sought to use data scraped from the hidden or 'dark net'to enhance our
understanding of a new business innovation, the 'cryptomarket'. Cryptomarkets are the most …

The aim of this chapter is to explore the research opportunities afforded by the Internet. To
do so, this chapter will describe both the indirect and direct monitoring techniques used to …