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Rational Choice on a Hacker Forum: The Effect of Risk and Reward Cues on Target Selection for Account Hijacking

This online field experiment tested how risk and reward cues in (fake) account credential ads on a hacker forum influence target selection for account hijacking. High-risk posts, warning of account monitoring, received fewer views, while high-reward …

After the incident: measuring organizational (internal) police demand

Recent studies have sought to estimate the amount of time consumed by police responding to emergency calls for service. And yet, we know that reactive deployed resources represent only part of what police actually spend their time on. After the …

Evidence-based policing: Een samenspel van politiepraktijk en politiewetenschap

Bij evidence-based policing (EBP) wordt bij het nemen van beslissingen gebruik gemaakt van onderzoek en wetenschappelijke kennis. EBP kan bijdragen aan innovatie en kwaliteit in de politiepraktijk. Deze bijdrage zoomt met name in op …

Crime reporting and victim satisfaction with the police: a large-scale study among victims of crime in the Netherlands

Objectives There is a rich body of research on how and why victims report crime to police, but little is known about the crime reporting process itself. This paper explores the relationship between victim satisfaction with the police after reporting …

Verdeling van misdaad tussen buurten in Nederlandse gemeenten

In de serie ‘De staat van de misdaad’ analyseren onderzoekers van het Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving (NSCR) ontwikkelingen rond misdaad en rechtshandhaving. In deze tweede aflevering behandelen zij de vraag in hoeverre …

A scoping review on what motivates individuals to illegally harvest wildlife

Wildlife are natural resources utilised by many people around the world, both legally and illegally, for a wide range of purposes. This scoping review evaluates 82 studies nested in 75 manuscripts to provide an overview of the documented motivations …

Criminaliteit gedaald maar overlast gestegen

In de nieuwe serie ‘De staat van de misdaad’ analyseren onderzoekers van het Nederlands Studiecentrum Criminaliteit en Rechtshandhaving (NSCR) ontwikkelingen rond misdaad en rechtshandhaving. In deze eerste aflevering beschrijven zij trends in de …

Sweeter than honey: Are Gmail accounts associated with greater rewards at a higher risk of hijacking?

Objectives: This study investigates the effect of advertised rewards in credential leaks on the likelihood and speed of account hijacking. Methods: In an online field experiment, we created 176 honey Gmail accounts and randomly assigned them to eight …

Criminal expertise and hacking efficiency

Criminal expertise plays a crucial role in the choices offenders make when committing a crime, including their modus operandi. However, our knowledge about criminal decision making online remains limited. Drawing on insights from cyber security, we …

The spatial patterning of emergency demand for police services: a scoping review

This preregistered scoping review provides an account of studies which have examined the spatial patterning of emergency reactive police demand (ERPD) as measured by calls for service data. To date, the field has generated a wealth of information …