Cybercrime and Society

Cybercrime and the Internet: An Introduction
Researching and Theorizing Cybercrime
Hackers, Crackers and Viral Coders
Political Hacking: From Hacktivism to Cyberterrorism
Virtual 'Pirates': Intellectual Property Theft Online
Cyber-frauds, Scams and Cons
Illegal, Harmful and Offensive Content Online: From Hate Speech to 'the Dangers' of Pornography
Child Pornography and Child Sex Abuse Imagery
The Victimization of Individuals Online: Cyberstalking and Paedophilia
Policing the Internet
Cybercrimes and Cyberliberties: Surveillance, Privacy and Crime Control
Conclusion: Looking Toward the Future of Cybercrime

I am a sociologist, criminologist and cultural/media analyst, with more than two decades of experience spanning academic research, teaching, writing, editing, leadership and mentoring.



Educated at the Universities of York and Lancaster, I have held Faculty positions at the Universities of Lancaster, Kent, Keele and latterly Hull, where I was Professor of Sociology between 2008 and 2015.



I have authored more than half a dozen scholarly books and dozens of peer-reviewed articles, and also conducted social scientific research with and for government, charities and business organisations. I have served as an external examiner for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the UK, as well as assessing PhD theses in the UK and Australia across the fields of sociology, criminology and political theory. I serve on the Editorial Boards of a number of leading journals, regularly work with and advise academic publishers in the UK and United States, and provide editorial, advisory and mentoring services for clients ranging from undergraduate and post-graduate students to tenured Faculty.   Dr. Kevin Steinmetz is a criminologist on faculty within the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. He maintains multiple research interests but his primary area of study is technocrime and control.  In addition, Dr. Steinmetz examines racial inequalities within the criminal justice system as well as issues surrounding popular culture, crime, and crime control. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as The British Journal of Criminology, Theoretical Criminology,Deviant Behavior, Race & Justice, and Social Justice, to name a few.  Be sure to check out his books, Hacked: A Radical Approach to Hacker Culture and Crime (NYU Press), Technocrime and Criminological Theory (Routledge, co-edited with Matt R. Nobles), and the

Packed with reams of new, cutting edge material, Majid Yar and Kevin Steinmetz have managed to broaden an already capacious volume. This is the definitive book on the subject. Travis Linnemann, Eastern Kentucky University