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4. Methodology

verfasst von : Robinson Tombari Sibe, Christian Kaunert

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

Verlag: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Abstract

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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Metadaten
Titel
Methodology
verfasst von
Robinson Tombari Sibe
Christian Kaunert
Copyright-Jahr
2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54089-9_4

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