Behavioral theories explain cybercrime by focusing on how people learn behaviors from different sources. These sources include family, schools, peers, mass media, and the broader environment. This view helps us understand why people commit cybercrimes by showing that these actions are often learned from their surroundings. For example, if someone grows up in a family where hacking is seen as a skill rather than a crime, they might learn to view it as an acceptable activity. In schools, if cyberbullying is not adequately addressed, students might think it’s normal behavior. Friends and peers who engage in or glorify cybercrime can influence others to do the same. Movies and video games that portrays hackers as heroes and glamorizes their actions can also lead people to see cybercrime as exciting or rewarding.
What I enjoy about this theory is how complex humans are as a species but on the same note we follow the herds and can be simply programmed by those around us not really being as individual as we think we truly are.