The Library
An evidence synthesis of strategies, enablers and barriers for keeping secrets online regarding the procurement and supply of illicit drugs
Tools
Grimani, Aikaterini, Gavine, Anna and Moncur, Wendy (2020) An evidence synthesis of strategies, enablers and barriers for keeping secrets online regarding the procurement and supply of illicit drugs. International Journal of Drug Policy, 75 . 102621. doi:10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102621 ISSN 0955-3959.
|
PDF
WRAP-evidence-synthesis-strategies-enablers-secrets-procurement-illicit-drugs-2020.pdf - Published Version - Requires a PDF viewer. Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 4.0. Download (615Kb) | Preview |
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102621
Abstract
This systematic review attempts to understand how people keep secrets online, and in particular how people use the internet when engaging in covert behaviours and activities regarding the procurement and supply of illicit drugs. With the Internet and social media being part of everyday life for most people in western and non-western countries, there are ever-growing opportunities for individuals to engage in covert behaviours and activities online that may be considered illegal or unethical. A search strategy using Medical Subject Headings terms and relevant key words was developed. A comprehensive literature search of published and unpublished studies in electronic databases was conducted. Additional studies were identified from reference lists of previous studies and (systematic) reviews that had similar objectives as this search, and were included if they fulfilled our in-clusion criteria. Two researchers independently screened abstracts and full-texts for study eligibility and evaluated the quality of included studies. Disagreements were resolved by a consensus procedure. The systematic review includes 33 qualitative studies and one cross-sectional study, published between 2006 and 2018. Five covert behaviours were identified: the use of communication channels; anonymity; visibility reduction; limited posts in public; following forum rules and recommendations. The same technologies that provide individuals with easy access to information, such as social networking sites and forums, digital devices, digital tools and services, also increase the prevalence of inaccurate information, loss of privacy, identity theft and disinhibited communication. This review takes a rigorous interdisciplinary approach to synthesising knowledge on the strategies adopted by people in keeping secrets online. Whilst the focus is on the procurement and supply ofillicit drugs, this knowledge is transferrable to a range of contexts where people keep secrets online. It has particular significance for those who design online/social media applications, and for law enforcement and security agencies.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Drug traffic, Online social networks , Social media , Dark Web, Drug traffic -- Technological innovations | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Drug Policy | ||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||||
ISSN: | 0955-3959 | ||||||
Official Date: | January 2020 | ||||||
Dates: |
|
||||||
Volume: | 75 | ||||||
Article Number: | 102621 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.102621 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 1 February 2021 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 1 February 2021 | ||||||
Funder: | Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats | ||||||
RIOXX Funder/Project Grant: |
|
Request changes or add full text files to a record
Repository staff actions (login required)
View Item |
Downloads
Downloads per month over past year