Are We in Trouble? An exploration on Crime during Natural Disasters and Pandemics

Ogunro, Bisola, Far, Amin Hosseinian and Sarwar, Dilshad (2022) Are We in Trouble? An exploration on Crime during Natural Disasters and Pandemics. In: Social Media Analytics, Strategies and Governance. CRC Press, Oxford, England, pp. 172-191. ISBN 9781032153605

Abstract

The rise of digital business models, social media platforms, and intensified use of cyberspace during the COVID-19 pandemic have inevitably seen respective and associated cyber and cyber-enabled crimes. There have also been fluctuations in other forms of crimes during the pandemic. This chapter provides a critical overview of crime during natural disasters and pandemics. The paper also outlines a comprehensive background on pandemics, natural disasters, and crimes beside attempting to critically review the existing literature on the correlation between these concepts. It then adopts a case study approach to assess the correlation between pandemics and crime using secondary data sources.

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