This book advances a theoretically informed realist criminology of computer crime.

Kevin F. Steinmetz is Professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Kansas State University, USA.

Acknowledgments

Introduction

PART I: Foundations

Realist Criminology: An Overview

Eschewing Critical Realism

Embracing Pragmatism

PART II: A Realist Criminology of Computer Crime

Toward a Realist Criminology of Computer Crime

The Mundanity of Computational Criminology

Realist Criminological Methods

What Is to be Done about Computer Crime?

Where Do We Go from Here?

Index