Identity Crime: Deliberating on Remedies for the Victim
Author(s): HOLM, Eric
Author(s) keywords: identification information, identity theft, victims of identity fraud, victims of identity theft
Reference keywords: cybercrime, identity theft
Abstract:
This paper explores the challenges faced by victims of identity crime following their victimization. It considers the impact of the crime on the victim and the many costs of the crime to them. The paper highlights the complicated pathways the victim faces to recovery and the aspects of reparation that fall short of supporting the many types of harm this crime causes victims. Lastly the paper postulates as to ways to avoid victimization and contemplates the issues pertaining to accuracy of data for the policy responses to identity crime.
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Article Title: Identity Crime: Deliberating on Remedies for the Victim
Author(s): HOLM, Eric
Date of Publication: 2015-12-29
Publication: International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime
ISSN: 2285-9225 e-ISSN: 2286-0096
Digital Object Identifier: 10.19107/IJISC.2015.02.05
Issue: Volume 4, Issue 2, Year 2015
Section: Studies and Analysis of Cybercrime Phenomenon
Page Range: 49-60 (12 pages)
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