Perceptions of risk in cyberspace Cyber Trust & Crime Prevention Project

This paper reviews the social scientific literature on public perception of risk. We begin with a discussion of the concept of risk and its place in the social sciences. Then we outline psychological research on cognition and emotion and how laypersons appraise uncertainty. This highlights the different ways in which experts and the public often approach risk. After this discussion we turn to the issue of trust and risk perception – a concept particularly apposite for the consideration of cyber crime.

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