Publication Date
9-5-2016
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MS)
Committee Chair
San Miguel, Claudia
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine if Facebook® utilization impacts online victimization experience, and if prevention measures moderate such impact. This study primarily focuses on Facebook® users due to this social media outlet being considered the most prominent online networking site today (Milanovic, 2015). It will focus on an understudied population—Hispanic college students. Additionally, this study argues that lifestyle-routine activity theory is appropriate in the attempt of explaining cybercrime. Overall, this study will explain and define: online victimization, types of cybercrimes, prevention measures, Facebook® utilization, Hispanic and college student statistics, and studies on the application of lifestyle-routine activity theory in the explanation of cybercrime victimization.
Recommended Citation
Morales, Kristina E., "Cybercrime and Facebook: An Examination of Lifestyle Routine Activity Theory" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 93.
https://rio.tamiu.edu/etds/93
