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    The document introduces the "Space Transition Theory" to explain criminal behavior in cyberspace. The theory posits that individuals may commit crimes in cyberspace that they would not in the physical world, due to factors like anonymity and a lack of deterrence online. It also suggests that criminal behavior and associations can transfer between physical and cyber spaces. The theory outlines seven postulates, including that those with repressed criminal urges in real life may act on them online, and that strangers or associates may unite across spaces to commit crimes.

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    Space Transition Theory

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    The document introduces the "Space Transition Theory" to explain criminal behavior in cyberspace. The theory posits that individuals may commit crimes in cyberspace that they would not in the physical world, due to factors like anonymity and a lack of deterrence online. It also suggests that criminal behavior and associations can transfer between physical and cyber spaces. The theory outlines seven postulates, including that those with repressed criminal urges in real life may act on them online, and that strangers or associates may unite across spaces to commit crimes.

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    The document introduces the "Space Transition Theory" to explain criminal behavior in cyberspace. The theory posits that individuals may commit crimes in cyberspace that they would not in the physical world, due to factors like anonymity and a lack of deterrence online. It also suggests that criminal behavior and associations can transfer between physical and cyber spaces. The theory outlines seven postulates, including that those with repressed criminal urges in real life may act on them online, and that strangers or associates may unite across spaces to commit crimes.

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    Space Transition Theory

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    William Smith
    The document introduces the "Space Transition Theory" to explain criminal behavior in cyberspace. The theory posits that individuals may commit crimes in cyberspace that they would not in the physical world, due to factors like anonymity and a lack of deterrence online. It also suggests that criminal behavior and associations can transfer between physical and cyber spaces. The theory outlines seven postulates, including that those with repressed criminal urges in real life may act on them online, and that strangers or associates may unite across spaces to commit crimes.

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    "Space Transition Theory”

    Cyberspace presents an exciting new frontier for criminologists. Virtual reality and
    computer mediated communications challenge the traditional discourse of
    criminology, introducing new forms of deviance, crime, and social control. Since the
    1990s, academics have observed how the cyberspace has emerged as a new locus
    of criminal activity, but in general, criminology has been remiss in its research into the
    phenomena of cyber crime and has been slow to recognize the importance of
    cyberspace in changing the nature and scope of offending and victimization. As such,
    very few theoretical explanations of cyber crime exist.

    There is a need for a theory for cyber crimes. Therefore, this paper is directed at theory
    building for the explanation of criminal behaviour in the cyberspace, and presents the
    Space Transition Theory. "Space Transition Theory” is an explanation about the
    nature of the behaviour of the persons who bring out their conforming and non-
    conforming behaviour in the physical space and cyberspace. Space Transition
    involves the movement of persons from one space to another (e.g., from physical
    space to cyber space and vice versa).

    The postulates of the theory are:

    1. Persons, with repressed criminal behavior (in the physical space) have a propensity
    to commit crime in cyberspace, which, otherwise they would not commit in physical
    space, due to their status and position.

    2. Identity Flexibility, Dissociative Anonymity and lack of deterrence factor in the


    cyberspace provides the offenders the choice to commit cyber crime

    3. Criminal behavior of offenders in cyberspace is likely to be imported to Physical


    space which, in physical space may be exported to cyberspace as well.

    4. Intermittent ventures of offenders in to the cyberspace and the dynamic spatio-


    temporal nature of cyberspace provide the chance to escape.

    5. (a) Strangers are likely to unite together in cyberspace to commit crime in the
    physical space.
    (b) Associates of physical space are likely to unite to commit crime in cyberspace.

    6. Persons from closed society are more likely to commit crimes in cyberspace than
    persons from open society.

    7. The conflict of Norms and Values of Physical Space with the Norms and Values of
    cyberspace may lead to cyber crimes.
    Criminology Vs Victimology
    Criminology is the social-scientific study of crime as an individual and social
    phenomenon. Criminological research areas include the incidence and forms of crime as
    well as its causes and consequences. They also include social and governmental
    regulations and reactions to crime. Criminology is an interdisciplinary field in the
    behavioral sciences, drawing especially on the research of sociologists and
    psychologists, as well as on writings in law. An important way to analyze data is to look
    at quantitative methods in criminology.

    Victimology is the study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and
    offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system that is, the
    police and courts, and corrections officials and the connections between victims and
    other societal groups and institutions, such as the media, businesses, and social
    movements .

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