Responding to victimisation in a digital world: a case study of fraud and computer misuse reported in Wales

Correia, Sara

doi:10.1186/s40163-019-0099-7

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“…Therefore, although the literature reports some small variations in demographics of fraud victims (e.g. age and gender), these findings do not provide a strong foundation on which to develop targeted consumer protection efforts (Correia, 2019). This is suggested as successful mitigation methods cannot be developed from inconclusive or unclear findings associating demographic factors with susceptibility to online scams.…”

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Personality, emotion and individual differences in response to online fraud

Norris

Brookes

2021

Personality and Individual Differences

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Personality, emotion and individual differences in response to online fraud

Norris

Brookes

2021

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…It seems that the scope of the concept of "compensation for damage from credit fraud" should also include the neutralization of the following negative consequences: 1) lost profit in the form of unpaid interest on the loan, 2) moral damage that may be caused as a result of the use of forged official documents, documents on someone else's name or other someone else's personal data (on the extent of the negative impact of the use of someone else's personal data in the commission of various crimes, see [6], as well as on the expansion of the scale of such influence in connection with the development of technology, see [7][8][9][10]). Unfortunately, this is not taken into account in practice.…”

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Atonement of harm as an indicator of changes in the legal consciousness of the person who committed a credit fraud

2021

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The idea of this study is based on the assumption that the reason for the unjustified application of the criminal law provisions on accounting by law enforcement agencies when punishing various variants of positive post-criminal behaviour, which are varieties of atonement of the harm caused by a crime, is a lack of attention to the nature of atonement as one of the indicators of positive changes in the legal consciousness of a person who has committed a crime, that is, an insufficiently thorough assessment of the characteristics of the personality of the perpetrators, the degree of rooting of antisocial attitudes in their minds, as well as the level of assimilation of legal values and ideals of law-abiding behaviour. The purpose of the study is to identify and study the aspects of the content of the term “atonement of harm” in the meaning provided for in clause “k” part 1 of Art. 61 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, taking into account the interpretation of the corresponding varieties of positive post-criminal behavior as an indicator of a change in the legal consciousness of a person who has committed a credit fraud. The study is based on the widespread use of the formal legal research method in conjunction with the philological, systemic and logical methods of interpreting regulations. A comprehensive analysis of the content of various types of atonement of the harm caused by a crime as the indicators of positive changes in the legal consciousness of a person who committed credit fraud was carried out for the first time. The results of this study can be used to improve the practice of application of criminal-legal means of accounting for positive post-criminal behavior in the form of atonement when imposing punishment not only on credit fraudsters, but also on persons who have committed other crimes. The author’s concept of the criteria that form the content of the varieties of making amends is presented herein.

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“…There is research which explores the use of online reporting mechanisms as an option for reporting, with mixed results, particularly with respect to demographics of individuals (Morgan et al, 2016, p. 18). There has been some examination of ActionFraud (Correia, 2019;HMIC, 2015;Skidmore et al, 2018) as well as many media reports focused on high levels of dissatisfaction (Boyce, 2018;Morely, 2015). In a similar vein, there have been media reports of anger and frustration levelled towards ACORN (McGrath, 2016;Wordsworth, 2017).…”

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Reflections on the reporting of fraud in Australia

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2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the reporting of cybercrime in Australia, specifically the reporting of fraud. Design/methodology/approach Using an evaluation of the (former) Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN), this paper provides a commentary on the report findings, including both positive and negative aspects of the reporting mechanism. Findings The paper focuses on three key challenges that were identified in the evaluation: victim satisfaction; quality of data; and unintended consequences. Each of these topics is outlined and located within a broader context to better understand the evaluation findings. Research limitations/implications This viewpoint paper is a commentary based upon an evaluation of ACORN which itself has several limitations of its methodology. Despite this, the evaluation provides important insights into the challenges that currently exist with the online reporting of fraud offences both in Australia, and worldwide. Practical implications This paper emphasises the structural and systemic issues that exist for the reporting of fraud in Australia. It therefore warns against placing blame exclusively on police agencies as responsible for these results. Instead, it advocates the need for society to take a more coordinated and collaborative approach to the policing of fraud, which includes law enforcement, government and industry partners. Social implications The paper documents some of the underlying reasons for additional trauma and harm experienced by victims of fraud in their efforts to report their incident and receive what they perceive to be an appropriate criminal justice response. These must be acknowledged in order to make the required change. Originality/value This paper is a commentary and reflection on the current way in which fraud is reported in Australia. It points to a need to rethink this approach in some key areas. It highlights the critical need for an education campaign to dispel some of the myths that exist in relation to realistic police responses to fraud, and also calls for the need to consider alternatives to the exclusively online system currently in operation, as well as larger questions about notions of justice and appropriate responses to fraud victims.

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Responding to victimisation in a digital world: a case study of fraud and computer misuse reported in Wales

Cited by 22 publications

References 23 publications

Personality, emotion and individual differences in response to online fraud

Personality, emotion and individual differences in response to online fraud

Atonement of harm as an indicator of changes in the legal consciousness of the person who committed a credit fraud

Reflections on the reporting of fraud in Australia

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