Modern Australian

There's a gap between what people expect when they report cybercrime, and what police can deliver

  • Written by Cassandra Cross, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Queensland University of Technology
There's a gap between what people expect when they report cybercrime, and what police can deliverWhen victims report a cybercrime they expect someone brought to justice, but that's not always possible.Flickr/Blogtrepreneur, CC BY

Two thirds of victims of cybercrime were not satisfied with the outcome of their reported offence, according an evaluation of the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ACORN) that has finally been made public...