Project: Cybercrime on the Open and Dark Web
Primary Faculty Member: Tom Holt (holtt@msu.edu)
Application Deadline: 2/15/2023
Start Date: When Available
End Date: June 2023
Expected Time Commitment: 10 hours per week (more/less depending on your commitments)
Minimum Qualifications: Interest in the topic
Applicable For: Experiential Learning Credit & Paid Hourly Work
Description of Project:
This study will assess the current state of cybercrime as service ventures operating on both the Open and Dark Web, based on the advertisements and language used by offenders in active online environments. Data will be developed from active and inactive cybercrime forums and websites to understand what products are sold, at what price, how money flows, and the ways in which products are delivered.
Description of Duties:
After completing a training, students will be provided with information from specific online sources to document the characteristics of products and input those details into a research codebook. Commitment will depend on your interests. We have volunteer positions, paid positions, or you can apply course credit or fulfill experiential learning requirements.
Project: The Juvenile Risk Assessment Team
Primary Faculty Member: Dr. Caitlin Cavanagh (caitcav@msu.edu)
Application Deadline: 2/27/2023
Start Date: April 2023
End Date: April 2024
Expected Time Commitment: 5 hours per week
Minimum Qualifications:
Applicable For: Course Credit & To Fulfill Experiential Learning Requirement
Description of Project:
The project involves a partnership between MSU (under the leadership of Dr. Caitlin Cavanagh) and a local juvenile court. At the court, each youth who is charged with a crime is administered a risk assessment, which identifies areas of unmet need and how likely the youth is to offend again. The project has expanded to include assessments for juvenile sex offenders, families involved in the abuse/neglect division of the court, youth with mental health needs, and potential victims of human trafficking and exploitation To learn more, see: www.TheADJustLab.com.
Description of Duties: