The interplay of sanctions, perceptions, and crime has special significance in criminology
and is central to a long tradition of perceptual deterrence research as well as to more recent …

Virtual reality (VR) technology offers unique and as yet largely untapped potential for
criminology. It can address problems that have traditionally plagued the field, provide an …

Romance scams represent a form of online crime with origins in the physical world,
including FTF and physical mail scams. Although these crimes have been revolutionized by …

We examine a new form of online fraud, which we refer to as Intimacy Manipulated Fraud
Industrialization (IMFI). This type of fraud bears a strong resemblance to traditional online …

With the growth of qualitative research within the fields of criminology and criminal justice
(CCJ) it is important to examine discipline standards and expectations of how to collect and …

This study focuses on advance fee fraud (AFF) scamming, a specific form of online
deception in which scammers rely on social engineering techniques to deceive individuals …

The criminal immigrant narrative (CIN) is the embodiment of stereotypes suggesting that
foreign nationals are engaged in crime. Research has documented how this narrative has …

Research suggests undocumented immigrants are vulnerable to robbery, burglary, and car
theft, but studies have focused exclusively on victims' perspectives rather than those of street …

Objectives We examine the rational assumption of the interchangeability of legal and illegal
monies. Drawing from economics, behavioral economics, and sociology we answer two …

This article reviews approaches to the study of emotion in offender decision-making
research. It then draws together theoretical models from psychology and neuroscience to …