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4. Methodology

Authors : Robinson Tombari Sibe, Christian Kaunert

Published in: Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Readiness, and Financial Crime Investigation in Nigeria

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This chapter presents the methodology for this research. The chapter begins with the research statement, purpose of study, research objectives, and research questions. The study has two primary research questions and 9 research subquestions. This study was structured as a qualitative case study, relying on semi-structured interviews, review of reports, official documents, and archival records. The research population was the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigeria Police Force. The research sample consisted of 18 cybercrime investigators, prosecutors, and digital forensic examiners. This chapter ends by presenting the processing and analysis methods. The qualitative analysis tool, NVivo, was used to analyse the interview transcript.

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Title: Methodology
Authors: Robinson Tombari Sibe
Christian Kaunert
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Cybercrime, Digital Forensic Readiness, and Financial Crime Investigation in Nigeria
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-54088-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-54089-9

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54089-9_4

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