Conclusion: White-Collar Crime Online
Conclusion: White-Collar Crime Online
As argued in this book, white-collar offenders who are familiar with computer terminology can conveniently acquire malware and services to commit and conceal financial crime. They can hide behind the perceived complexity of new computer science that most people do not understand. The perception of complexity is caused by the lack of knowledge of simple elements in information technology. Software and hardware, networks and servers are all elements in a technological infrastructure that is not too difficult to understand. However, those who join law enforcement agencies such as police units seem more interested in cars and action rather than the specific traces that can be found in cyberspace. There is a knowledge gap between offenders and inspectors mainly caused by low knowledge levels among inspectors and not by high knowledge levels among offenders.
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Hamerton, Christopher
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Gottschalk, Petter
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6 October 2021
Hamerton, Christopher
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Gottschalk, Petter
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Hamerton, Christopher and Gottschalk, Petter
(2021)
Conclusion: White-Collar Crime Online.
In,
White-Collar Crime Online: Deviance, Organizational Behaviour and Risk.
1 ed.
London.
Palgrave Macmillan, .
(doi:10.1007/978-3-030-82132-6_11).
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As argued in this book, white-collar offenders who are familiar with computer terminology can conveniently acquire malware and services to commit and conceal financial crime. They can hide behind the perceived complexity of new computer science that most people do not understand. The perception of complexity is caused by the lack of knowledge of simple elements in information technology. Software and hardware, networks and servers are all elements in a technological infrastructure that is not too difficult to understand. However, those who join law enforcement agencies such as police units seem more interested in cars and action rather than the specific traces that can be found in cyberspace. There is a knowledge gap between offenders and inspectors mainly caused by low knowledge levels among inspectors and not by high knowledge levels among offenders.
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