1 In 2002, 31% of consumers admitted stealing merchandise an average of eleven times per week (Levin 57). More disturbing, a survey of American adults revealed that 88% see nothing wrong with stealing (Levin 49). Although these respondents may be surprised to learn they answered this way, by endorsing online file-sharing, they inadvertently condoned theft. America’s continued use of music-downl...

On February 7, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission reported that at least 10 million Americans are affected by identity (ID) theft each year[7]. The US Department of Justice defines identity theft as ”all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain[17].” ID thieves target any ...

This paper explores crime risk within and around major transit systems, specifically by investigating theft of personal property offences on the London Underground. The majority of studies to date have examined theft above ground, predominantly at transit stations, although some studies have compared this with theft in nearby surrounding areas. This study is unique and extends this analysis to ...

Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), one of the prime components of the smart grid, has many benefits like demand response and load management. Electricity theft, a key concern in AMI security since smart meters used in AMI are vulnerable to cyber attacks, causes millions of dollar in financial losses to utilities every year. In light of this problem, the authors propose an entropy-based ele...

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societies have paid attention to safety. this study examines the relationship between socio-economic factors and crime, emphasizing on immigration. due to the locational aspect of the data, spatial econometric techniques are used. the model has been specified in the form of spatial durbin panel data model (sdpdm). the specified model has been estimated for 30 provinces of iran in 2006-11 by con...

The constant access to information and computing resources brought by mobile devices had changed the nature of computing and communication experience. With more and more cell phones and laptops sold every year, stolen and lost devices have become a rising concern. Several theft recovery applications have been developed targeted specifically for mobile devices, but none for what we came across h...