Pathways Into Cyber Crime

There are a number of young people in the UK that are becoming involved in cyber dependent crime. Current understanding of pathways and motivations into this type of crime is limited. This report is limited by the relatively small number of debriefs involved. NCCU’s continuing debrief project will inform any future versions.

This report aims to:

• Collate, summarise and analyse offender debriefs and NCA intelligence to help identify motivations and pathways into cyber crime.
• Review academic studies in this area.
• Use this understanding to identify key intervention points where NCA resources should be targeted.•Identify gaps in understanding and propose recommendations.