My research interest centers around the goal of understanding the role of the Internet in criminal offending and is shaped primarily by witnessing the increasing role of technology and cyberspace in criminal and deviant behaviors. I have a strong interest in the relationships between online communities and individual-level online criminal and deviant behaviors. My current work involves three research areas that address the impacts of the Internet in various aspects of our everyday lives, with an emphasis online criminal and deviant behaviors.
Expertise:
- Cyber and Transnational Crime
Dr. Yi Ting Chua’s research centers around the role of the Internet in criminal offending and is shaped primarily by the increasing role of technology and cyberspace in criminal and deviant behaviors. Her current work spans across three research areas: (1) individuals’ pathway into cybercrime; (2) impact of social networks and structures on the evolution of subcultural values, beliefs, and behaviors; and (3) countermeasures against cybercrime.
