Metelskyi, I., & Kravchuk, M.
(2023).
Features of cybercrime and its prevalence in Ukraine.
Law, Policy and Security,
1(1),
18-25.
ISSN 2786-8761 e-ISSN 2786-877X UDC 34
Article
Features of cybercrime and its prevalence in Ukraine
Received 01.03.2023, Revised 11.05.2023, Accepted 08.06.2023
Abstract
The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the twenty-first century has become a challenge for all mankind. All spheres of public life have been developing and undergoing changes, including negative ones, which, of course, required the search for and application of effective methods to counteract such negative phenomena. One such phenomenon was the widespread spread of cybercrime and its impact on the quality of life. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has forced humanity to switch to remote work and study, has also contributed to the catalysts of this process. In this regard, this article aims to study the concept of cybercrime and cybercrime, identify the causes and conditions that facilitate its commission, and provide recommendations for improving Ukrainian legislation to prevent cybercrime. The following methods were used in the course of the study: dialectical, logical and dogmatic, comparative legal, sociological methods, general and statistical methods of scientific knowledge. The article substantiates the need to study the concepts of cybercrime and cybercrime; establishes the trend towards an increase in the number of criminal offences committed in the cyberspace; proves the insufficient attention of the authorized public authorities to the problem of cybercrime; and argues for the search for and application of new methods, ways and means of combating cybercrime. The materials of the article are of theoretical and practical value in the research area for further study and research of cybercrime issues; in lawmaking – for improvement of legislation based on the proposed recommendations; in law enforcement – for effective and uniform application of cyberlaw and impact on the level of cybercrime; in the educational process – for development of teaching and methodological materials relating to the study of cybercrime; in the legal and educational area – as practical and theoretical references
Keywords:
security; information protection; cyberspace offences; computer virtual reality; computer crimes
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