Status and Consequences of Computer Crime

Hate crime: contexts and consequences

Criminology of Computer Crime

With the huge growth in computer connectivity and usage over the last decade there has never been such a wealth of opportunity for prospective criminals. While motives tend not to change, the variety and number of opportunities for cyber crime are constantly growing (Grabosky, 2000). Given the increase in computer and internet-based crime, it is surprising to note that “there have been very few...

Computer Crime Investigation and Computer Forensics

Incidents of computer-related crime and telecommunications fraud have increased dramatically over the past decade. However, because of the esoteric nature of this crime, there have been very few prosecutions and even fewer convictions. The new technology that has allowed for the advancement and automation of many business processes has also opened the door to many new forms of computer abuse. A...

The Fear of Crime: Causes and Consequences

Trends in Computer Crime

SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS It is convenient to define computer crime as any criminal act which involves one or more computers either as the object of the crime or as accessories in its commission. Computer crime may then be subdivided into computer related crime (CRC) and computer assisted crime (CAC). In the former, the computer or its contents is the subject of the criminal act (eg hacking or deni...