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Institutional Anomie Theory and Cybercrime-Cybercrime and the American Dream, Now Available Online

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dc.contributor.authorDearden, Thomas E.en
dc.contributor.authorParti, Katalinen
dc.contributor.authorHawdon, James E.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-27T22:00:57Zen
dc.date.available2021-10-27T22:00:57Zen
dc.date.issued2021-03-24en
dc.date.updated2021-10-27T22:00:55Zen
dc.description.abstractAs the world becomes increasingly connected and interdependent upon technology, crimes are moving online. Research on cybercrime is beginning to test the applicability of traditional criminological theories for understanding crime in this new medium. Using a national sample of 215 self-admitted cybercriminals, we examine Messner and Rosenfeld’s institutional anomie theory. Negative binomial regressions reveal that expressed levels of institutional anomie correlate with increased cybercrime activity. A curvilinear relationship was found, such that low and high levels of institutional anomie lead to higher levels of cybercrime. Our findings reveal how the dark side of the American Dream can lead to online criminality. Specifically, the penetration of, and accommodation to economic values dictated by American capitalism can lead individuals to adopt values such as the fetishism of money that, in turn, affects their online behavior and criminality.en
dc.description.versionAccepted versionen
dc.format.extentPages 311-332en
dc.format.extent22 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierARTN 10439862211001590 (Article number)en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/10439862211001590en
dc.identifier.eissn1552-5406en
dc.identifier.issn1043-9862en
dc.identifier.issue3en
dc.identifier.orcidHawdon, James [0000-0002-0273-2227]en
dc.identifier.orcidDearden, Thomas [0000-0003-0549-927X]en
dc.identifier.orcidParti, Katalin [0000-0002-8484-3237]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/106371en
dc.identifier.volume37en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSAGEen
dc.relation.urihttp://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000634013100001&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=930d57c9ac61a043676db62af60056c1en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSocial Sciencesen
dc.subjectCriminology & Penologyen
dc.subjectstrainen
dc.subjectinstitutional anomieen
dc.subjectnoneconomic institutionsen
dc.subjectcybercrimeen
dc.subjectcybercriminologyen
dc.subjectCriminologyen
dc.subject1602 Criminologyen
dc.subject1801 Lawen
dc.titleInstitutional Anomie Theory and Cybercrime-Cybercrime and the American Dream, Now Available Onlineen
dc.title.serialJournal of Contemporary Criminal Justiceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherArticleen
dc.type.otherJournalen
dcterms.dateAccepted2020-07-15en
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