Digital technologies and crime

Coordinated by Dr Joseph Lee (Law) and Dr Allysa Czerwinsky; runs seminars as part of the Centre for Digital Trust and Society.

This group explores the relationship between technology, crime and (in)justice in a rapidly digitalising world. It examines how technologies can enable new forms of harm, social injustice, and offending, and how they can be used to support safety, governance and rights protection.

Our research has informed policy in areas such as fraud and anti-money laundering, online harms, and AI.

Areas covered

  • Cybercrime and online harms;
  • Trust in digital systems;
  • Digital forensics and cyber policing;
  • Privacy, surveillance and digital rights;
  • Governance of digital platforms and AI;
  • Cryptocurrencies and emerging harms;
  • Legal, ethical and societal impacts of technology.

Research-driven teaching

Societal and community impact

  • Public engagement: government talks and blogs around digital harms of smart home devices and podcasts around cybercrime targeting businesses.
  • Knowledge exchange: Collaboration between researchers and industry partners to develop trustworthy AI solutions to detect and prevent money laundering across financial systems.
  • Supporting evidence-based decisions: Policy reports on AI-driven harms in extremist ecosystems.
  • Influencing national debates: Evidence submitted to parliamentary inquiries on fraud, the manosphere, and new forms of extremism.

Members

PGR students