FCM 727 Cybercriminology

An exploration of the links between computers, deviance and social control. This will include an analysis of the technological, social and geo-political context from which cybercrime and information war- fare have emerged and the nature, extent and causes of digital deviance, such as hacking and cyber-terrorism. Societal and political reactions to cybercrime are considered, as are social policy questions of privacy and freedom on the Internet.