Socio-Demographic Determinants of Internet Crime Among Users in Delta State, Nigeria

The paper presents an empirical assessment of the socio-demographic determinants of internet crime in Delta State. The sample for the study was drawn from six local governments across the three senatorial districts in the state with a multi stage cluster sampling technique. With the aid of a structured questionnaire, data bordering on socio-demographics and internet crime were generated and analysed. The study reveals that the youths are those mostly involved in internet scam. Majority of those involved in the scam are males making internet scam a male dominated enterprise. It also unveiled lack of job opportunities and alternative sources of income as the causal factors of internet crime in Delta State. The paper recommends creation of job opportunities, value orientation, effective law enforcement among others as a panacea to the menace of internet crime in Delta State. Key Words: Delta State, Socio-demographics, Information Technology, Internet, Crime JCMRJournal of Communication and Media Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, October 2009, 61 – 70. About the author Samuel Omadjohwoefe Ogege is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria. Full Article Words: 4,550; Pages: 10 To access full article, click on download. Article Citation Ogege, S. O. (2009): Socio-demographic determinants of internet crime among users in Delta State, Nigeria. Journal of Communication and Media Research 1(2): 61 – 70.