A Scoping Review of the Knowledge Base Regarding the Law Enforcement Response to Cybercrime

Research on cybercrimes, or offenses facilitated by technology, has increased dramatically over the last three decades. The primary focus of research within this space has been on victim and offender behavior, with far less inquiry as to the structural capacities of local, state, and federal or national police forces to investigate these crimes. This calls to question what the state of research on policing and its relationship to cybercrime involves, and what areas must be expanded upon in order to improve our knowledge base. This study addresses this gap in the literature through a synthetic review of qualitative and quantitative articles addressing policing throughout the global north and south. The implications for this study for future research are explored in detail.