Ethical approaches to studying cybercrime: considerations, practice and experience in the United Kingdom
Ethical approaches to studying cybercrime: considerations, practice and experience in the United Kingdom
Traditional normative ethics focuses on doing what is right as agreed by the community at large. For society as a whole, this is likely the protection of property and the safety of individuals, making the criminal a justifiable target of law enforcement and research. For criminals themselves, loyalty to fellow criminals may take precedence instead. Similarly, as research ethics introduces
imperatives such as ensuring the rights and expectations of research participants are respected, informed consent and anonymity, it is unclear where these rights apply. A criminal in a research study is unlikely to give consent but expects anonymity. Yet have they intentionally waived such rights by committing crimes? In this chapter, we explore the ethical challenges related
to research into cybercrime in the United Kingdom and how this relates to normative approaches, including a critical evaluation of guidance from British social science professional associations. We conclude with a set of recommendations to researchers of cybercrime.
Research ethics, Normative expectations, Online context, Informed consent, Privacy
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Pickering, Brian
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Roth, Silke
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Webber, Craig
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3 September 2021
Pickering, Brian
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Roth, Silke
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Webber, Craig
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Pickering, Brian, Roth, Silke and Webber, Craig
(2021)
Ethical approaches to studying cybercrime: considerations, practice and experience in the United Kingdom.
In,
Lavorgna, Anita and Holt, Thomas J.
(eds.)
Researching Cybercrimes: Methodologies, Ethics, and Critical Approaches.
Palgrave Macmillan, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-030-74837-1).
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Traditional normative ethics focuses on doing what is right as agreed by the community at large. For society as a whole, this is likely the protection of property and the safety of individuals, making the criminal a justifiable target of law enforcement and research. For criminals themselves, loyalty to fellow criminals may take precedence instead. Similarly, as research ethics introduces
imperatives such as ensuring the rights and expectations of research participants are respected, informed consent and anonymity, it is unclear where these rights apply. A criminal in a research study is unlikely to give consent but expects anonymity. Yet have they intentionally waived such rights by committing crimes? In this chapter, we explore the ethical challenges related
to research into cybercrime in the United Kingdom and how this relates to normative approaches, including a critical evaluation of guidance from British social science professional associations. We conclude with a set of recommendations to researchers of cybercrime.
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Research ethics, Normative expectations, Online context, Informed consent, Privacy
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