On the concept of «digital crime»
https://doi.org/10.25587/2587-5612-2025-3-47-53
Abstract
The article discusses approaches to understanding the term that refers to crime committed in the virtual space using digital technologies. The emergence of interest in this topic is driven not only by the widespread nature of this type of crime, but also by the emergence of a new field in criminology, known as “digital criminology,” which has led to increased research on digital crime. In order to fully understand the phenomenon under study, it is necessary to bring the definition of the key term, which refers to crime committed in the virtual space using digital technologies, to a unified standard. We believe that this has been achieved in the study by providing an accurate and unambiguous definition that eliminates ambiguity and synonymy.
About the Author
A. A. Pavlova
M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavlova Arzulana Akramovna – Candidate of Judicial Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Criminal Law and Process of the Faculty of Law
Yakutsk
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Pavlova A.A. On the concept of «digital crime». Вестник Северо-Восточного федерального университета имени М. К. Аммосова. Vestnik of North-Eastern Federal University. Серия «Общественные науки. Social science». 2025;(3):47-53. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25587/2587-5612-2025-3-47-53
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