When do they offend together? Comparing co-offending between different types of cyber-offenses and traditional offenses

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Highlights:

• Cybercrime and traditional crime show similar patterns of co-offending.

• For all crimes offenders prefer to offend alone, but patterns differ between types.

• Co-offending is more common for internet related cybercrime & traditional vandalism.

• For all crimes co-offenders are mostly friends.

• Differences in IT-knowledge may explain differences in co-offending for cybercrime.

摘要

•Cybercrime and traditional crime show similar patterns of co-offending.•For all crimes offenders prefer to offend alone, but patterns differ between types.•Co-offending is more common for internet related cybercrime & traditional vandalism.•For all crimes co-offenders are mostly friends.•Differences in IT-knowledge may explain differences in co-offending for cybercrime.

论文关键词:Cybercrime,Cyber-dependent crime,Co-offending,Criminal collaboration,Comparison traditional crime,IT-Knowledge and IT-Skills

论文评审过程:Received 24 February 2021, Revised 19 May 2021, Accepted 9 January 2022, Available online 12 January 2022, Version of Record 15 January 2022.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107186