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The Internet and its affiliated technology currently dominate commerce, education, banking, and so many other facets of our daily lives. However, with this constant use of technology and innovation, it is no surprise that a dark underworld of criminality emerged, otherwise known as cybercrime. This entry will explain the development of cybercrime and its current state online. Each category of cybercrime will be explored, including discussion of the associated behaviors and the potential effects. In addition, this entry will investigate the responses to cybercrime made by the following entities: the criminal justice system, educational programs, and corporations.

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  1. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, USA

    Catherine D. Marcum

  2. University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA

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  2. Department of Criminal Justice, Radford University, Radford, VA, USA

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  3. School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA

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  4. School of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, Albany, NY, USA

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Marcum, C.D., Higgins, G.E. (2019). Cybercrime. In: Krohn, M., Hendrix, N., Penly Hall, G., Lizotte, A. (eds) Handbook on Crime and Deviance. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20779-3_23

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