The Establishment of Prevention Indicators and the Causal Framework for Identity Theft

• Main Authors: Lu, Wen-Ting, 呂文廷
• Other Authors: Lee, Yung-Ching, Huang, Chun-Nen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1031
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40481223184626526140

博士 === 中央警察大學 === 警察政策研究所 === 103 === Idnetity theft is a fast growing crime in the United States. This study adopts the definition of “Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act” of the United States, subsequent discussion on crime patterns, crime situations, crime theories and crime prevention policies are made based on the same definition. The purpose of this study is to establish identity theft prevention indicators. By utilizing the fuzzy DELPHI method and reviewing past studies, a consistent view has been reached on the important dimensions and indicators, and those considered less important by experts and scholars were deleted. There are 4 dimensions and 11 indicators in this study. 1. Identity protector: including 3 indicators, namely reviewing current laws and measures adopted accordingly, making sure that every identity theft case will be processed and reported and keeping an archive thereof. 2. Identity checker: including 2 indicators, namely developing identity recognition technologies and systems and assisting victims to recoup money and rights lost in identity theft. 3. Identity issuer: including 3 indicators, namely obeying provisions of the Personal Information Protection Act, shouldering identity issuers with more responsibilities and obligations on prevention, and establishing an inter agency prevention network to suppress identity theft. 4. Identity owner: including 3 indicators, namely developing good habits to reduce the possibility of identity theft, staying alert and avoiding identity theft at work and strictingly observing the rules of internet and information security. Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) and DEMATEL based ANP (DANP) are used to evaluate the correlation between the dimensions and indicators and to find out the weight and the realation of cause and effect. We also understand the gaps of reaching aspiration level and the performance value of each dimension and indicator by VIKOR method. We discover the prominence and relation of identity protector and identity issuer are highest, as well as the performance value. In the future, policy makers should regard these two dimensions as top priority improvement. Finally, the study suggests that in the short term, efforts should be made to improve the crime investigation system, the legal system, the verifying procedure system and the victim care system. As for the improvement of the education and awareness-raising system and the case filing system might be considered as a mid-to-long term goal.