Cybercrime

Gráinne Kirwan is a lecturer in psychology at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland, teaching on both the BSc (Hons) in Applied Psychology and the MSc in Cyberpsychology. She lectures in topics including forensic psychology, cyberpsychology, computer-mediated communication and the psychology of virtual reality and artificial intelligence. Her doctorate research examined the ethics, motives and interpersonal relationships of hackers. She also holds an MSc in Applied Forensic Psychology, a Postgraduate Certificate in Third Level Learning and Teaching, and an MLitt in Psychology by Research. Andrew Power is Head of the Faculty of Film, Art and Creative Technologies at the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Ireland and is manager of the Centre for Creative Technologies and Applications. He has taught and supervised student research at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and lectured in Universities in Ireland and the United Kingdom. Prior to his academic career Andrew worked for sixteen years in the ICT industry. His current research interests are in eGovernance, social networking and online democracy.

• Preface; 1. Psychology of cybercrime; 2. Cybercrimes and cyberlaw; 3. Hackers; 4. Malware; 5. Identity theft and fraud; 6. Child predation and child pornography online; 7. Cyberbullying and cyberstalking; 8. Digital piracy and copyright infringement; 9. Cyberterrorism; 10. Crime in virtual worlds.

'Kirwan and Power have produced a truly contemporary text that shines a very bright and critical light on the relatively unexplored area of cybercrime. From the borderlands of terrestrial and cybercrime to the new world of virtual crime, this current and rapidly expanding area of academic concern is made accessible and critically comprehensible in both its new concepts and language.' David A. Holmes, Manchester Metropolitan University