The Cyber Predators
Ever wondered who lurks in the shadows of the internet's vast landscape, balancing opportunity and risk? 'The Cyber Predators' takes you on a revealing journey into the enigmatic world of dark triad/tetrad personalities: psychopaths, Machiavellians, and narcissists, sadists, tackling the urgent issue of online crime as a global crisis. Drawing from cutting-edge research, this book synthesizes knowledge, exploring the motives and tactics that distinguish dark triad/tetrad individuals. Offering unique expertise, it serves as an essential reference for scholars, practitioners, and the public, distinguishing itself with its consolidated and up-to-date approach. Navigating through diverse digital realms—from social media addiction to cyberbullying, hacking, and workplace deviance—this book unravels the complex interplay between dark triad/tetrad personalities and cyber misconduct. Ideal for postgraduate students, it provides interdisciplinary insight, drawing from various scientific fields, making it a valuable resource for understanding cybercrime and its perpetrators.
- Interdisciplinary Insight: Drawing from various scientific fields, the book appeals to a diverse range of scholars, making it a valuable resource for understanding cybercrime and its perpetrators
- Unique Expertise: Offering a consolidated, up-to-date resource, it is an essential reference for scholars, practitioners, and the general public with a special focus towards postgraduate students
- Tackling a Global Crisis: the book explores the urgent issue of online crime and addresses a research gap by exploring the psychology of dark triad/tetrad personalities in it
Product details
April 2024Paperback
9781009416856
412 pages
228 × 150 × 24 mm
0.6kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Dark personalities and cyber misconduct – the new territory
- 2. The dark triad/tetrad and social networking addicition
- 3. Dark triad/tetrad on Facebook and other social networks
- 4. Dark triad/tetrad and hate behaviors: cyberaggression and cyberbullying
- 5. Dark triad/tetrad and hate behaviors: cyberstalking and trolling
- 6. The dark triad/tetrad is above the law: cybercrime
- 7. The dark triad/tetrad and romantic relationships in cyberspace
- 8. The dark triad/tetrad and workplace cyber deviance
- 9. Conceptual and practical implications.