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Cyberpolicing in Canada - A Scoping Review
Western University Scholarship@Western
Sociology Publications, Sociology Department
2022
Laura Huey
Western University, lhuey ‘at’ uwo.ca
Lorna Ferguson
Western University, lfergu5 ‘at’ uwo.ca
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Citation of this paper: Huey, Laura and Ferguson, Lorna, “Cyberpolicing in Canada: A Scoping Review” (2022). Sociology Publications. 54. https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/sociologypub/54
Abstract:
A recent stream of government efforts have surfaced in an attempt to tackle cybercrime in Canada and improve law enforcement responses to cybercrime, such as funding, actionable intelligence, and the creation of new policing response units. However, we know little of ‘what works’ with respect to cyberpolicing, meaning that these endeavours, and policymakers and funding organizations, are operating without such insights. Therefore, this study sought to conduct an evidence assessment into research on cybercrime-related topics through a scoping review. Our findings show that the overall volume of Canadian cyberpolicing literature is low, and many important subjects are entirely lacking in research. Additionally, we found a distinct shortage of independent or rigorous evaluation of cyberpolicing strategies. From these findings, we offer a range of critical recommendations to improve the state of Canadian research on cyberpolicing.
Keywords: cyberpolicing, cybercrime, cyber policy, policy studies, scoping review
Table of contents
- Introduction
- Method of Inquiry
- Findings
- Conclusions and Recommendations
- Acknowledgements
- Appendix I - List of Peer-Reviewed, Published Canadian Papers on Cyberpolicing Topics (2001-2021).
- Appendix II - List of Grey Literature on Cyberpolicing Topics (2001-2021)
- Appendix III - List of Topics Based on ASC presentations (2005 3 - 2021 4).
- References