The Illegal Trade of Medicines on Social Media: Evaluating Situational Crime Prevention Measures

Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Chapter 2: The Illegal Trade of Medicines: The Roles of the Internet and Social Media Websites -- 2.1 The Illegal Trade of Medicines -- 2.1.1 Extent of the Problem -- 2.1.2 Definitions Used in This Research -- 2.2 The Role of the Internet in the Illegal Trade of Medicines -- 2.2.1 Most Popular ITMs Online -- 2.2.2 The Demand Side of ITMs Online -- 2.2.3 The Supply Side of ITMs Online -- 2.2.3.1 Actors -- 2.2.3.2 Distribution Channels -- 2.3 The Role of Social Media in the Illegal Online Trade of Medicines -- 2.3.1 The Emerging Role of Social Media in Illegal Markets -- 2.3.2 Illegal Online Trade of Medicines and Social Media: State of the Art -- 2.3.3 What Is Known About the Role of Social Media -- References -- Chapter 3: Situational Crime Prevention Measures in the Illegal Online Trade of Medicines -- 3.1 Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) -- 3.1.1 SCP Theoretical Framework -- 3.1.2 SCP Measures for Crime Reduction and Their Evaluation -- 3.2 SCP Measures in the Illegal Online Trade of Medicines -- 3.2.1 Traditional SCP Measures in the Illegal Online Trade of Medicines -- 3.2.1.1 Measures Targeting the Product -- 3.2.1.2 Measures Targeting the Distribution Chain -- 3.2.1.3 Measures Targeting Retailers/Final Distributors -- 3.2.1.4 Measures Targeting Clients -- 3.2.1.5 Measures Targeting Legislations -- 3.2.2 Problems and Lacks with Traditional SCP Measures -- 3.3 SCP Measures Tailored on Social Media -- 3.3.1 Identifying Possible SCP Measures in the Case of Social Media -- 3.3.2 A Promising SCP Measure Implemented by Social Media Websites -- 3.3.3 The Need for an Assessment -- References -- Chapter 4: Research Objective and Methodology -- 4.1 Research Objective -- 4.2 Research Methodology -- 4.2.1 Overview of the Evaluation Research Designs.