Social Networking As a Criminal Enterprise

This text explores how social networking has become a huge matter of contention in the criminal justice system and how the justice system is currently attempting to handle the issue. Designed for courses in undergraduate and graduate criminal justice, criminology, and information technology, the book is written by experts in this emerging area and focuses on criminal and deviant behavior as it affects and relates to social networking. It is also ideal as an instruction guide for practitioners in the criminal justice field and for trainees at law enforcement training academies.

Catherine D. Marcum, PhD, is an assistant professor of justice studies at Appalachian State University. She earned a PhD in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2008. Her research interests include cybercrime, sexual victimization, and correctional issues.

George E. Higgins, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He earned his PhD in criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2001. He is currently the editor of the Journal of Criminal Justice Education. His most recent publications appear or are forthcoming in Journal of Criminal Justice, Deviant Behavior, Criminal Justice and Behavior, Youth and Society, and American Journal of Criminal Justice.