Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Justice Studies

Learning Methods

Lecture

Seminar

Module Offerings

6027LAWCJ-JAN-MTP

Aims

To develop a critical awareness in students of the difficulties in defining and conceptualising cybercrime To develop a critical awareness in students of the typologies of cybercrime To evaluate knowledge on the nature and extent of cybercrime To raise theoretically-informed awareness of the role of the AI world in causing and responding to cybercrime

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate advanced and theoretically-informed knowledge about the typologies, nature and extent of cybercrime
2.
Critically evaluate the effectiveness of the current criminal justice response to different types of cybercrime
3.
Critically investigate the roles of AI in responding to cybercrime and other types of crime

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Defining and conceptualising 'cybercrime' Understanding the links between crime, criminal justice and the AI world Cybercrime security and online privacy - can we get a balance between the two? Types of cybercrime I: identity theft, hacking and fraud Types of cybercrime II: hate crime and sexual offences Types of cybercrime III: links to terrorism and organised crime Cybercrime and victimisation: young people, vulnerable victims and the dark net
Module Overview:
This module aims to develop student knowledge of academic ideas and evidence relating to cybercrime - its definition, what we know and don't know about its extent, how we respond to it, and how we should respond to it. The development of AI in the response to crime will also be investigated.
Additional Information:This module aims to develop student knowledge of academic ideas and evidence relating to cybercrime - its definition, what we know and don't know about its extent, how we respond to it, and how we should respond to it. The development of AI in the response to crime will also be investigated.

Assessments

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Presentation