Technical reports

An evaluation of police interventions for cybercrime prevention

Maria Bada, Alice Hutchings, Yanna Papadodimitraki, Richard Clayton

July 2023, 80 pages

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Prof Benoît Dupont and Prof David Wall for their useful comments and suggestions on this technical report.

DOI: 10.48456/tr-983

Abstract

This study explores the effects of the cybercrime intervention workshops organised by the National Crime Agency between March 2018 and January 2020 in the UK. The interventions are designed to deter those suspected of or involved in cybercrime from engaging in (further) offending. We use a retrospective, cross-sectional, anonymous survey to collect data on the interventions and criminal justice; we compare the intervention group (workshops) to a control group which includes police visits and cease and desist letters. Based on this, we explore harmful online behaviours and perceptions relating to criminal justice. In the technical report, we present our research questions and hypotheses, followed by our methodological approach and analysis.

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@TechReport{UCAM-CL-TR-983,
  author =	 {Bada, Maria and Hutchings, Alice and Papadodimitraki, Yanna
          	  and Clayton, Richard},
  title = 	 {{An evaluation of police interventions for cybercrime
         	   prevention}},
  year = 	 2023,
  month = 	 jul,
  url = 	 {https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/techreports/UCAM-CL-TR-983.pdf},
  institution =  {University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory},
  doi = 	 {10.48456/tr-983},
  number = 	 {UCAM-CL-TR-983}
}