Examining the displacement practices of johns with on-line data

Criminals and signals: An assessment of criminal performance in the carding underworld

“…Research has found that a great number of individuals are timidly involved in a market both in how they participate and in what they have to offer. This is also reminiscent of other online forums such as pedophilia and prostitution forums (Holt et al, 2008;Blevins and Holt, 2009) where the average number of messages per individual is very low. The fact that so many individuals visit such forums (both the carding, pedophilia and prostitution) showcases the gregarious nature of online criminals such as highlighted in Bachmann (2010).…”

Exploring Strategies for Qualitative Criminological and Criminal Justice Inquiry Using On‐Line Data

“…For instance, many forums provide Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that detail the rules and structure of forum interactions. Moderators in these sites act as place managers and may ban or restrict the rights of an individual who provides false information (see Holt 2007a;Holt, Blevins, et al 2008). Additionally, individuals within forums may single out and deride users who appear to disrupt exchanges by providing deliberately poor information or give indications that they may be connected with law enforcement (see also Holt 2007a;Holt and Blevins 2007;Mann and Sutton 1998).…”

“…One of the most common resources for Internet-based qualitative research are forums (see Blevins and Holt 2009; Downloaded by [University Of Maryland] at 22:29 13 October 2014 HOLT Holt 2007aHolt and Blevins 2007;Holt, Blevins et al 2008;Holt et al 2009;Malesky and Ennis 2004;Mann and Sutton 1998;Taylor 1999;Williams and Copes 2005), Bulletin Board Systems (BBS;Jenkins 2001;Landreth 1985;Meyer 1989), and newsgroups (Durkin and Bryant 1999;Gauthier and Forsyth 1999;Loper 2000;Wilson and Atkinson 2005). Generally speaking, these different forms of CMC enable individuals to discuss topics and interact with others in real time, or revisit them later for comment.…”

“…Such data collection processes reduce the potential for researcher contamination or bias that may arise through participant observation or other naturalistic research methods (Lofland and Lofland 1995). A number of studies have utilized data derived from open forums, including research on digital pirates (see Cooper and Harrison 2001;Holt and Copes 2010), hacker communities (Holt 2007a(Holt , 2009Mann and Sutton 1998;Taylor 1999), identity thieves (Franklin, Paxson, Perrig, and Savage 2007;Holt and Lampke 2010;Honeynet Research Alliance 2003;Thomas and Martin 2006), malicious software creators (Chu, Holt, and Ahn 2010), pedophilia (Durkin and Bryant 1999;Holt, Blevins, and Burkert 2010;Jenkins 2001), and prostitution Holt and Blevins 2007;Holt, Blevins et al 2008;Holt et al 2009). …”

An Examination of Situational Crime Prevention Strategies Across Convenience Stores and Fast-Food Restaurants

“…, provide a framework for proactively discouraging crimes and offending (Holt, Blevins, & Kuhns, 2008). Clarke (1997) suggested that SCP comprises opportunity-reducing measures that (1) are directed at highly specific forms of crime, (2) involve the management, design or manipulation of the immediate environment in as systemic and permanent way as possible, (3) make crime more difficult and risky, or less rewarding and excusable as judged by a wide range of offenders.…”