Cybercrime victims
Cybercrime is an increasingly technologically advanced and fast-growing type of crime. It is extremely costly, allegedly impacts very large number of victims, and is psychologically impactful, which makes the effects of victimization in cyberspace hard to quantify. There is limited understanding of who the victims (individuals and organisations) are and how cybercrime affects different categories of victims. Compared to traditional crime, cyber victimization entails elements of accessibility (perpetrators can reach significant number of victims), anonymity, and thus limited detectability (sometimes victims are not even aware they have been victimized), and is also hard to constrain, due to the astonishing speed with which data is shared and how volatile possible evidence is.
In this workshop we will explore who are the cybercrime victims (individuals and organisations) and look into the criminal justice response but also alternative remedies (such as restorative justice) available to them.
Prof Jan Van DIJK
Fellow of the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement
Prof Dr Marianne JUNGER
University of Twente
Ricardo Salgueiro Dos Santos Fernandes ESTRELA
Portuguese Safer Internet Helpline Operational Manager
Portuguese Association for Victim Support
Presentations
- On-and offline crime victims: The shifting reality of criminal victimisation in Europe, Jan Van Dijk
- The impact of the Corona-pandemic on phishing frequency and content, Marianne Junger, Jip Laan and Abhishta
- APAV in the support to victims of cybercrime: Gaps, challenges and best practices in preventing and combating cybercrime, Ricardo Salgueiro Dos Santos Fernandes Estrela
- Cybersecurity for SMEs - Challenges and Recommendations, Anna Sarri
- Criminal justice for victims of cybercrime, Gareth Sansom
- Can restorative justice address victims of cybercrime? Emanuela Biffi
Resources
- International Crime Victim Survey
- Victim Support UK
- APAV Manual. From understanding and preventing cybercrime to supporting and empowering victims
- European Commission – Protecting Victims’ Rights
- EU Strategy on Victims’ Rights (2020-2025)
- Victim Support Europe
- Reep-van den Bergh, C.M.M, Junger, M. (2018). ‘Victims of cybercrime in Europe: a review of victim surveys’ in Crime Science 7
- Abdullah, A.T.M. (2020). ‘Causes of cybercrime victimization: A Systematic literature review’. International Journal and Review. Vol 7, Issue 5
- Netherland Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement – Cybercrime has serious consequences for its victims
- Europol – Internet organised crime threat assessment
- NORTON – 115 cybersecurity statistics and trends you need to know in 2021
- ENISA: Report on cybersecurity for SMEs
- Resource on Cyberviolence, Council of Europe
- European Forum for Restorative Justice
- UNODC – Handbook of Restorative Justice Programmes