Chapter 10: Further Examining Officer Perceptions and Support for Online Community Policing

<p> As social networking continues to evolve and expand, the opportunities for deviant and criminal behavior have multiplied. Social Networking as a Criminal Enterpriseexplores how new avenues for social networking criminality have affected our criminal justice system.</p><p> With insight from field experts, this book examines: <ul> <ul> <li> The history of social networking and the process of developing an online identity </li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <ul> <li> Schools of criminological theory and how they relate to criminality on social networking websites </li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <ul> <li> Forms of criminal behavior that can be performed utilizing social networking websites </li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <ul> <li> Criminality via texting, identity theft, and hacking </li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <ul> <li> Adolescents as offenders and victims in cyberbullying and digital piracy </li> </ul> </ul> <ul> <ul> <li> Online sexual victimization, including child pornography and sexual solicitation of youth </li> </ul> </ul></p><p> The book concludes by discussing law enforcement&rsquo;s response, including new techniques and training, type of evidence, and use of experts. It also discusses how the corrections system has been affected by these types of offenders.</p><p> Discussion questions at the end of each chapter encourage critical thinking and case studies help place the material in context. Ideal for students and scholars, the book offers a comprehensive examination of how the emergence of social networking has affected criminality online, and how it has impacted the criminal justice system.</p>