Prior research on network attacks is predominantly technical, yet little is known about behavioral patterns of attackers inside computer systems. This study adopts a criminological perspective to examine these patterns, with a particular focus on data thieves targeting organizational networks. By conducting …

Crime script analysis as a methodology to analyse criminal processes is underdeveloped. This is apparent from the various approaches in which scholars apply crime scripting and present their cybercrime scripts. The plethora of scripting methods raise significant concerns about the reliability and validity …

Er zijn steeds meer criminele zzp'ers in de zorg actief. Criminelen die met valse papieren de kwetsbaren in onze samenleving misbruiken, ons zorgsysteem ondermijnen en hun zakken vullen met zorggeld dat bedoeld is voor goede en rechtmatige zorg. Ook de politie krijgt er steeds meer mee te maken. Van …

This article describes the development of foreign fighters’ preparatory modes of operation between 2000 and 2013, based on an analysis of 17 closed police investigations and 21 semi-structured interviews with police investigators, public prosecutors, and lawyers. Through the use of grounded theory methods …