RT Article
T1 Do cyber-birds flock together? Comparing deviance among social network members of cyber-dependent offenders and traditional offenders
JF European journal of criminology
VO 18
IS 3
SP 386
OP 406
A1 Weulen Kranenbarg, Marleen
A2 Ruiter, Stijn
A2 Gelder, Jean-Louis van
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1760562424
AB The distinct setting in which cyber-dependent crime takes place may reduce the similarity in the deviance of social network members. We test this assumption by analysing the deviance of the most important social contacts of cyber-dependent offenders and traditional offenders in the Netherlands (N = 344 offenders; N = 1131 social contacts). As expected, similarity in deviance is weaker for cyber-dependent crime. Because this is a strong predictor of traditional offending, this has important implications for criminological research and practice. Additionally, for both crime types the offending behaviour of a person is more strongly linked to the deviance of social ties if those ties are of the same gender and age, and if the offender has daily contact with them. Implications and future criminological research suggestions are discussed.
K1 Cyber-dependent crime
K1 comparison traditional crime
K1 Cybercrime
K1 ego-centred social networks
K1 Social learning
DO 10.1177/1477370819849677