Incarceration or Community Placement: Examining the Sentences of Cybercriminals

• NCJ Number: 239898
• Journal: Criminal Justice Studies Volume: 25 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2012 Pages: 33-40
• Author(s): Catherine D. Marcum; George E. Higgins; Richard Tewksbury
• Date Published: March 2012
• Length: 8 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study examined the reasoning of whether a cybercrime conviction leads to prison or community corrections.

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to fill a gap in the understanding of correlates of whether a cybercrime conviction leads to prison or community corrections. Using data from the Internet Crime Complaint Center reports, the results show two important correlates. First, a cybercriminal that has a previous public order offense is likely to be sentenced to prison rather than community corrections. Second, a cybercriminal that has a previous violent offense conviction is likely to be sentenced to prison rather than community corrections. The implications of these results are discussed. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.