The lecture, Crimes Without Borders: A Criminological Approach to Cybersecurity Challenges, explores the intersection of cybercrime, cybersecurity, and criminology to shed light on the behavioral and social dynamics driving online offenses. By unpacking the definition of cybercrime and its diverse manifestations—from financial fraud to cyberterrorism—the talk will examine the societal, economic, and legal ramifications of these evolving threats. A key focus of the presentation will be the role of illicit Dark Web markets, their actors, and the policy implications surrounding their regulation and disruption. Through an interdisciplinary lens, this discussion will provide insights into how behavioral and social science research informs cybersecurity strategies and policy responses in an ever-changing digital landscape. This event is co-sponsored by the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University and the Carpenters Union, unit 397.
Bio
Dr. Jin R. Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. His research examines a broad range of topics within cybercrime and cybersecurity, including law enforcement competencies and perceptions of online crime; computer hacking and the role of the Internet in facilitating criminal and deviant behaviors; online illicit market activities; ideologically motivated cyberattacks; and online interpersonal violence offending and victimization. Dr. Lee is a research partner at several esteemed research organizations, including Michigan State University's International Interdisciplinary Research Consortium on Cybercrime (IIRCC), George Mason University's Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy (CEBCP), Boston University's Center for Cybercrime Investigation and Cybersecurity (CIC), and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology's Digital Life Research Group (DLRG). Additionally, Dr. Lee has delivered invited lectures on cybercrime and cybersecurity at several leading academic institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Temple University, and Old Dominion University. In 2024, he was appointed by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to serve as a consensus committee member on the Committee on Cybercrime Classification and Measurement. Dr. Lee also serves as an Associate Editor on the Cybercrime Editorial Board for the International Journal of Police Science & Management (IJPSM). Dr. Lee's contributions to the field have been recognized with several national awards, including the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Cybercrime Early Career Award in 2022, the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division of Cybercrime Best Peer-Reviewed Publication Award in 2024, and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Academy New Scholar Award in 2025. Dr. Lee's recent scholarship has appeared in numerous peer-reviewed journals, including Criminology & Public Policy, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Computers in Human Behavior, Crime & Delinquency, Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Terrorism and Political Violence, and Victims & Offenders.
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