ABSTRACT Historically, criminologists studied theft from different perspectives, but only a few focused their attention on the reselling of stolen items. The advent of the Internet has boosted stolen good markets by facilitating interactions between vendors (thieves and receivers) and buyers. This study, based on 227 cases reported by news sites in 2015 and 2016, focuses on the markets and methods used to sell stolen goods online. The results suggest that the online selling methods are quite independent from existing offline methods. The findings innovate with respect to the typology provided by Sutton. The online markets for stolen goods are rather a new environment where perpetrators may choose among several methods of disposal. The results reflect a preference for resale through classified ads sites (44.24%), auction sale sites (28.11%) and social media (19.35%). In the light of this study, more research is needed to understand online stolen goods markets and their mechanisms.

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在网上市场上销售被盗商品：一项探索性研究

摘要历史上，犯罪学家从不同角度研究盗窃案，但只有少数人将注意力集中在转售被盗物品上。互联网的出现通过促进卖方（小偷和接收者）和买方之间的互动，促进了被盗的良好市场。这项研究基于2015年和2016年新闻网站报道的227起案件，重点研究了用于在线销售被盗商品的市场和方法。结果表明，在线销售方法与现有的离线方法完全独立。该发现相对于萨顿提供的类型学具有创新性。网上失窃商品市场是一个新的环境，犯罪者可以在几种处置方法中进行选择。结果反映出偏好通过分类广告网站（44.24％），拍卖销售网站（28。11％）和社交媒体（19.35％）。根据这项研究，需要更多的研究来了解在线被盗商品市场及其机制。