Investigating what promotes and deters Scottish cybercrime reporting

Sikra, Juraj and Renaud, Karen V. and Thomas, Daniel R. (2024) Investigating what promotes and deters Scottish cybercrime reporting. Journal of Economic Criminology, 6. 100103. ISSN 2949-7914 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconc.2024.100103)

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Abstract

Cybercrime is under-reported in Scotland, with the reasons for this being poorly understood. To investigate underreporting, we commenced with a search of the related research and then carried out a review of actual cases. Next, to uncover Scottish-specific factors, we qualitatively interviewed 10 Scottish cybercrime victims. It emerged that victims blamed themselves for falling prey to cybercrime and were reluctant to report the incident. This is arguably a direct consequence of the UK government’s cybersecurity responsibilization strategy. Informed by our findings, we articulated a national strategy for promoting cybercrime reporting using the MINDSPACE behavioral influence model. Subsequently, we verified this model with a survey of 380 Scottish respondents, a representative sample of the general population in terms of age and gender. We report on and discuss our findings. Finally, we recommend two interventions to inform a national strategy for improving cybercrime reporting in Scotland.

ORCID iDs

Sikra, Juraj ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4557-1256, Renaud, Karen V. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7187-6531 and Thomas, Daniel R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8936-0683;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:90821
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    1 December 2024
    Published
    12 October 2024
    Published Online
    9 October 2024
    Accepted
    Subjects:
    Department:Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Oct 2024 10:45
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 14:28
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/90821
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