No. XXVIII (2006)
Articles

Internet Frauds from the Polish and American Police Perspective

Andrzej Adamski
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
Jerzy N. Kosiński
Police Academy in Szczytno

Published 2006-01-29

Keywords

  • Internet fraud,
  • cybercrime,
  • police,
  • United States,
  • Poland,
  • crime,
  • Internet

How to Cite

Adamski, A., & Kosiński, J. N. (2006). Internet Frauds from the Polish and American Police Perspective. Archives of Criminology, (XXVIII), 131–148. https://doi.org/10.7420/AK2005-2006G

Abstract

Internet fraud is increasing, however, its prosecution remains at a relatively low level in many jurisdictions. One factor which may account for the said situation is the police preparedness to investigate Internet fraud crime. The paper explores this hypothesis on the basis of two surveys: the first one conducted in the United States and the second - in Poland.

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