Dr Shane Horgan

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SIPR Academic Member
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Police-Community Relations Network
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Edinburgh Napier University
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Shane joined Edinburgh Napier University as a Lecturer in Criminology in August 2019. Shane is currently the program leader for the BSc in Policing and Criminology, and teaches on the topics of; policing , cybercrime and cybersecurity, criminological theory, online research methods, and surveillance.

Research:

Shane research interests include the the sociological study of policing, cybercrime, and policing with and through technology. Shane's work has explored how people and organizations make sense of cybercrime risks and enact cybersecurity behaviours and policies in their routine everyday lives and operations. Shane is in interested in further developing criminological and sociological perspectives on cybersecurity, the policing of cybercrime, and novel ways ICT is deployed in the governance of security. Shane is currently working on projects related to desistance from cyber-dependent crime, the role of local frontline police in responding to cybercrime, and policing organizations approaches to online privacy and security.

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