What about cyberspace (and cybercrime alongside it)? A reply to Farrell and Birks “Did cybercrime cause the crime drop?”
What about cyberspace (and cybercrime alongside it)? A reply to Farrell and Birks “Did cybercrime cause the crime drop?”
复制标题
网络空间（以及随之而来的网络犯罪）怎么样？对法雷尔和伯克斯“网络犯罪导致犯罪率下降吗？”的答复
作者：
F. Miró;A. Moneva
在本文中，我们质疑法雷尔和伯克斯的断言，即网络犯罪的出现是对犯罪率下降的无效解释。作为对“网络犯罪假说”的替代，我们提出了两个非排他性的假说，它们强调了网络空间作为一种环境的重要作用，它将犯罪机会从物理空间转移到虚拟空间，这反映了犯罪趋势。第一种假设认为，许多年轻人在家玩电子游戏和在线休闲活动的时间增加，以及其他因素，可能对青少年犯罪率的下降产生了影响。第二种假设认为，网络空间的出现导致了机会从实体空间向网络空间的转移。这可能导致与互联网有关的与财产有关的犯罪活动增加，从而损害了统计数字中没有反映出来的人身犯罪。这两个前提都有经验证据支持。
In this paper we question Farrell and Birks’ assertion of the emergence of cybercrime as an invalid explanation for the crime drop. Alternatively to the “cybercrime hypothesis”, we propose two non-exclusive hypotheses that highlight the essential role of cyberspace as an environment that has shifted criminal opportunities from physical to virtual space, which reflects on crime trends. The first hypothesis posits that the more time spent at home by many young people due to video games and online leisure activities, among other factors, could have had an impact on the juvenile crime drop. The second hypothesis states that the appearance of cyberspace has led to a shift in opportunities from physical space to cyberspace. This could have led to an increase in property-related criminal activity connected to the Internet to the detriment of physical crime which would not be reflected in the statistics. Both premises are supported by empirical evidence.