Cybercrime among minors – characteristics of the phenomenon, its scale and counteraction

Abstract

Nowadays, especially young people, cannot imagine the world without modern technologies. Thanks to them they can do practically everything they want without leaving home (even things that are not entirely legal). However, this attachment to the digital world carries a number of risks. Children and young people, because of their attachment to devices, online relationships and often recklessness, can become easy targets for criminals in cyberspace. They may also become perpetrators due to the illusory anonymity in the network. For this reason, the author has attempted to take a deeper look at the phenomenon of cybercrime among minors by presenting, among other things, its scale.