Cybercrime victims: victim policy through a vulnerability lens

Correia, Sara

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3897927

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“…Ultimately, the objective is restoration for all affected parties (Braithwaite, 1989(Braithwaite, , 2000. Victims either do not feel confident in reporting cybercrimes to the police, which is particularly clear in what concerns to female victims (Jaishankar, 2020), or the criminal justice itself is based on a retributive model and not in a restorative one, focusing in the offender and in punishment (Correia, 2021). Restorative justice solutions take the harm into account, as well as how it shall be repaired (Correia, 2021).…”

Section: Restorative Justice and Cybercrimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Victims either do not feel confident in reporting cybercrimes to the police, which is particularly clear in what concerns to female victims (Jaishankar, 2020), or the criminal justice itself is based on a retributive model and not in a restorative one, focusing in the offender and in punishment (Correia, 2021). Restorative justice solutions take the harm into account, as well as how it shall be repaired (Correia, 2021). Cyber victims consider such mechanisms as positive; in addition, they will have the chance to meet the offender, who was hidden behind a computer or some other electronic device (Button et al, 2015) as well as to understand why they have been selected (Brewer et al, 2019).…”

Section: Restorative Justice and Cybercrimesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Considering the reliance on technology and the constant threats posed by cybercriminals, this article aims to contribute to a feasible solution to address cybercrimes. Its main argument relies on the fact that restorative justice has a role to play in cybercrimes as well, being able to place victims at the same level as offenders, or even putting the victims first (Correia, 2021). Even though restorative justice targets the victim, the offender and the community, which is particularly clear in the traditional models such as family group conferencing, circle sentencing and victim-offender mediation, literature and practice have highlighted other models also included under the restorative justice umbrella, which allow a victim to meet the offender of a similar crime.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cyber Victimisation, Restorative Justice and Victim-Offender Panels

Robalo

Rahim²

2023

Asian J Criminol

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In recent years, individuals study and work from home with some degree of normality. Technology and the Internet have become an essential part of life. This increased reliance on technology and constant engagement with the online world has its negative repercussions. However, it has increased the number of offenders involved in cybercrimes. Considering the aftermath of cybercrimes and the need to address the impact of cybercrimes on victims, this paper reviews the existing mechanisms, such as legislation, international frameworks and conventions. The main purpose of this paper resides in the discussion of the possible use of restorative justice in supporting the needs of the victims. Taking into consideration the cross-border nature of many of these offences, other solutions have to be considered in order to give the victims a chance to be heard and to heal the wounds caused by the crime. This paper argues for the use of victim-offender panels, which are meetings between a group of cyber victims and a group of convicted cyber offenders, allowing victims to express the harm caused by the crime, to be healed and giving room for the offenders to feel remorse, lessening thus the likelihood of recidivism, under the umbrella of reintegrative shaming.

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