Summary
With the ever-increasing importance of identity and identity management in the information society, identity-related crime is also on the rise. Combating crimes like identity theft and identity fraud, not in the least with the help of identity forensics, is a key challenge for policy makers. This chapter aims at contributing to addressing that challenge. It summarises the findings of five years of FIDIS research on identity-related crime and identity forensics. A typology is given of the various forms of identity-related crime. After an analysis of relevant socio-economic, cultural, technical, and legal aspects of identity-related crime, potential countermeasures are discussed. We then move on to forensic aspects, with a critical analysis of pitfalls in forensic identification and case studies of mobile networks and biometric devices. Next, forensic profiling is discussed from a wide range of perspectives. The chapter concludes with lessons drawn from the five years of FIDIS research in the area of identity-related crime and forensic aspects of identity.
Bert-Jaap Koops is responsible for sections 1, 2, and 5 of this chapter. Zeno Geradts is responsible for sections 3 and 4 of this chapter.
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Koops, BJ., Geradts, Z. (2009). Identity-Related Crime and Forensics. In: Rannenberg, K., Royer, D., Deuker, A. (eds) The Future of Identity in the Information Society. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01820-6_8
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