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.
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.