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How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer
ISSN: 2026 - 6480
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How does Victim Precipitation Theory explain Deviant Behaviours of Internet Romance Offenders? Gamer
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ICC-1702
Publisher: Koforidua Technical University
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Abstract
Internet romance fraud is a global canker with severe consequences to the victims ranging from significant financial loss, emotional trauma, to loss of life and property. The paper examines how internet romance offenders rationalize their deviant criminal behaviours and how these criminals use victim precipitation to commit internet romance fraud. The three dimensions of victim precipitation theory in this study are victim facilitation, victim provocation and victim openness. The research explains how internet romance offenders rationalize and justify their deviant behaviour. The data from this research model elicited 320 individual responses from hotspots associated with internet fraud activities. The findings from this study highlight the conditions under which victim precipitation theory dimensions in the context of internet romance fraud occur. The findings shows that offenders of internet romance fraud rely heavily on victim prec...
