Cheating with ChatGPT and Techniques of Neutralization
Cheating with ChatGPT and Techniques of Neutralization
James Hawdon Matthew Costello Ashley V. Reichelmann a Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA, USAb Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USAJames Hawdon is a professor of sociology and Director of the Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention at Virginia Tech. His recent research focuses on how online communities influence political polarization, online hate and cybercrime. He has published extensively in the areas of online hate, criminology, responses to tragedies and mass violence, the sociology of policing, and the sociology of drugs. His recent publications include his co-edited volumes Perceptions of a Pandemic: A Cross-Continental Comparison of Citizen Perceptions, Attitudes, and Behaviors During Covid-19 (Emerald Publishing) and Research Handbook on Hate and Hate Crime in Society (Edward Elgar Publishing).Matthew Costello is an Associate Professor of sociology and criminal justice at Clemson University. His research focuses on online hate and extremism, and domestic and cross-national political violence and rebellion. He has published more than 30 academic journal articles and book chapters. He has also co-edited two volumes, including the recently published Research Handbook on hate and Hate Crime in Society.Ashley V. Reichelmann is an associate professor of sociology at Virginia Tech. Her research broadly addresses the relationship between identity, collective memory, and intergroup relations. Within criminology, Reichelmann focuses on hate crimes and cyberhate. Her work has been published in outlets, such as American Behavioral Scientist, American Journal of Criminal Justice, Deviant Behavior, Public Opinion Quarterly, Social Science Computer Review, and Sociological Spectrum, as well as supported by the National Science Foundation and the Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation.