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"HOW SAFE DO YOU FEEL OUT ALONE ONLINE?" FEAR OF CRIME AND CYBERCRIME: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
2020 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

Fear of crime is a well-explored field within criminology. Although inconsistencies exist, it is mostly defined as an emotional reaction to crime or aspects of crime. Consequences can affect society indirectly but are mainly on an individual level. For example, an individual can decide to avoid certain environments. One of these environments can be cyberspace, the internet, as individuals can experience fear of online criminal activity. This area of research has not been explored as much as fear of traditional crime. A systematic literature review is conducted to analyse the body of research that applies the concept fear of crime to cybercrime. With the purpose to assess the much-discussed concept fear of crime to a new subset of crimes within criminology, cybercrime. This review has shown that challenges and limitations from traditional fear of crime research are still present in fear of crime research of the online environment. Findings are in part in line with previously published studies on the subjects and provide a knowledge base for future research. The paper concludes that the online environment does not seem to stand on its own when it comes to feelings of fear, and that the broader context of an individual’s experiences should be considered.

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Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle , 2020. , p. 22
Keywords [en]
Online victimization, Fear of Crime, Fear of Cybercrime, Cybercrime
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25375Local ID: 31703OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-25375DiVA, id: diva2:1486885
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HS Criminology
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Available from: 2020-11-03 Created: 2020-11-03Bibliographically approved

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