@inbook{217f1fd5923e4e22adbb8eaf8bffe250,
title = "'Why Don't You Block Them?': Police Officers' Constructions of the Ideal Victim When Responding to Reports of Interpersonal Cybercrime",
abstract = "This chapter explores police officers{\textquoteright} responses to reports of interpersonal cybercrime by considering their construction of the {\textquoteleft}ideal victim{\textquoteright}. It contributes to knowledge on police officers{\textquoteright} perceptions of cybercrime and their support for victims. The discussion draws on Nils Christie{\textquoteright}s (1986) concept of the {\textquoteleft}ideal victim{\textquoteright} to explore which individuals police officers most readily give the legitimate status of victim to. Three themes are discussed including: police officers{\textquoteright} constructions of the {\textquoteleft}ideal victim{\textquoteright}; their attitudes towards victims in relation to prevention of cybercrime (i.e. {\textquoteleft}block them{\textquoteright}) and; negotiations over responsibility for dealing with the emerging issue of cybercrime. The chapter argues that police forces must advance beyond an approach which entails victim-blaming and instead recognise the centrality of social media and online spaces in individuals{\textquoteright} lives.",
keywords = "cybercrime, internet, online abuse, policing, social media, victim",
author = "Alex Black and Karen Lumsden and Lee Hadlington",
year = "2019",
month = may,
day = "6",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-030-12633-9_15",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-3-030-12632-2",
series = "Palgrave Studies in Cybercrime and Cybersecurity",
publisher = "Palgrave ",
pages = "355--378",
editor = "K Lumsden and E Harmer",
booktitle = "Online Othering",
edition = "1",
note = "Symposium on Online Othering ; Conference date: 21-04-2017 Through 21-04-2017",
}
