Music Piracy and Crime Theory (Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship) [Hardcover]

Sameer Hinduja (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1593321244 | ISBN-13: 978-1593321246 | Publication Date: November 20, 2005

Hinduja examines the social, psychological, criminological, and behavioral aspects of Internet crime. Guided by the most prominent general theories of criminal behavior, he explores music piracy - an all too-common form of cybercrime - by attempting to answer a number of questions. Does stress and strain play a role? What about low self-control? Is music piracy learned within intimate social groups? Do rationalizations and justifications contribute to participation? Is the behavior strengthened or weakened through rewards and punishments? Hinduja then proposes a model which integrates both "social" and "technical" factors to inform and guide strategies to combat music piracy, and potentially other variants of high-tech crime.

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About the Author

Sameer Hinduja is trained in both criminal justice and computer science, and his work concerns computer-related criminality. He has published his research in a variety of criminal justice, information technology, and security-related academic journals, and has lectured extensively on the need to integrate social science and computer science when addressing high-tech crime.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 218 pages
• Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC (November 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593321244
• ISBN-13: 978-1593321246
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,144,339 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Dr. Sameer Hinduja is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida Atlantic University and Co-Director of the Cyberbullying Research Center. He is a member of the Research Advisory Board for Harvard University's Internet Safety Task Force, and works nationally and internationally with schools, law enforcement, businesses, parents, and adolescents to reduce online victimization and its real-world consequences. His most recent book is entitled "Bullying Beyond the Schoolyard: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying" with Sage Publications (Corwin Press). Dr. Hinduja's interdisciplinary research is widely published in a number of peer-reviewed academic journals, including Journal of Adolescence, Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, Journal of School Violence, Ethics and Information Technology, CyberPsychology and Behavior, and Security Journal, and has been featured in hundreds of print and online articles around the world, as well as on radio and TV.