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Onlife Criminology

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Digital tools such as smart devices, personal trackers, and social media have become part of daily life for many. ‘Onlife’ (online+life) criminology is the study of crime and social harm produced b...
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  • 26 August 2025
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Digital tools such as smart devices, personal trackers, and social media have become part of daily life for many. ‘Onlife’ (online+life) criminology is the study of crime and social harm produced by the blurring lines between digital engagement and our everyday lives that we may not even be aware of.

From AI, security breaches to the proliferation of conspiracy theories, this thought-provoking book analyses the serious threats of surveillance, targeted indoctrination, and abuse of personal data that can potentially affect us all. The book explores alternatives to the current situation and presents practical and more sustainable solutions for internet use.

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Price: $119.95
Pages: 184
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Series: New Horizons in Criminology
Publication Date: 26 August 2025
ISBN: 9781529235906
Format: Hardcover
BISACs: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Computer crime, cybercrime, COMPUTERS / Internet / Online Safety & Privacy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, Crime and criminology, Online safety and behaviour
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'Provocative and original, but also disturbing and cautionary, Onlife Criminology challenges criminologists to transcend outdated paradigms and embrace a more sophisticated understanding of how technology is reshaping the landscape of crime, victimization and justice.’ Keith Hayward, University of Copenhagen
Janos Mark Szakolczai is Sociology Lecturer in Criminology and Digital Societies at the University of Glasgow.

1. Introduction: Terms for Unprecedented Consent

2. Enter the Captaverse: An Epistemological Analysis of Data and Harm

3. The Smart Surveillance of All

4. Not So Friendly

5. Cryptic Corporations of Harm

6. Toxic Onlife Infowarfare

7. Harms Against Reality

8. Obscuring Ignorance: A Hard Reset of Limitless Boundaries