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Applying Routine Activity Theory to Cybercrime: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
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The central question of this article is whether routine activity theory (RAT) can be used as an analytical framework to study cybercrimes. Both a theoretical analysis and an analysis of empirical studies have thus far failed to provide a clear answer. The multivariate analysis presented in this article tries to avoid some of the limitations of other RAT-based studies. Based on a large sample (N = 9,161), the effects of value, visibility, accessibility, and guardianship on victimization of six cybercrimes have been studied. Analysis shows some RAT elements are more applicable than others. Visibility clearly plays a role within cybercrime victimization. Accessibility and personal capable guardianship show varying results. Value and technical capable guardianship show almost no effects on cybercrime victimization.
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“Although this theory was originally developed to explain direct-contact predatory offenses, it has also been applied to identity theft (Burnes et al. 2020; Guedes et al. 2022; Reynolds 2021), cybercrime (Khey and Sainato 2013; Leukfeldt and Yar 2016), and fraud (DeLiema 2018; Lee et al. 2022).”
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- Authors
- Leukfeldt, E. R., & Yar, M.
- Venue
- Deviant Behavior
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-01-19
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 263-280
- ISSN
- 0163-9625 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0456
- OpenAlex
- W2282632211
- Cited by
- 426
- References
- 2
- FWCI
- 48.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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