Empirical Assessment of Cyber Harassment Victimization via Cyber-Routine Activities Theory

<p>Over the decades, the advance of the social networking sites and computer-mediated communication tools has facilitated cybercriminals to expand their scope of criminal activities from the physical world to the virtual realm. Cybercriminals can easily leverage the Internet to operate sexual crime such as cyber-harassment. This study aims to empirically assess cyber-harassment victimization in South Korea via Cyber-Routine Activities Theory (2008). Cyber-Routine Activities Theory includes five major tenets: 1) digital capable guardianship, 2) motivated offender online, 3) suitable target online, 4) online risky behavior, and 5) online vocational and leisure activities. Data were derived from the 2013 Korean Institute of Criminology’s survey, which is dedicated to examining Koreans’ social networking sites usages and its related online behaviors. The results suggest that risky online behaviors and inadequate cyber security on social networking sites substantially contribute to the overall cyber harassment victimization.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Back, Sinchul

Contributors dc:contributor

• <p>Kyung-shick Choi (chair)</p> <p>Mitch Librett</p> <p>Robert Grantham</p>

• Criminology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://vc.bridgew.edu/theses/30

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vc.bridgew.edu:theses-1029