Cybercrime

Question 1

Definition of Cybercrime

Answer 1

High-tech crime
- any criminal act involving the use of high tech devices

Question 2

3 features of cybercrime

Answer 2

-computer
- victim
- network

Question 3

Types of Cybercrime

Answer 3

• hacking
• identity theft
• child pornography
• internet fraud
• cyberstalking

Question 4

Hacking

Answer 4

Violate computer screening:
- black hat hackers
- white hat hackers
- grey hat hackers

Question 5

Identity theft

Answer 5

Procuring false identity regardless of its use
- Identity theft assume life of victim
- evokes but lack of attention
- victims credit identity is stolen (SSN)

Question 6

Child pornography

Answer 6

portrays children engaged in several acts
1. produced, distribute, received and possessed
2. engaged online
3. engaged in sex trafficking
4. traveled for sex tourism

Question 7

Cyberstalking

Answer 7

electronic communication & emotional distress

Question 8

Criminal Justice response

Answer 8

• investigation of cybercrime
• Relevant legislation

Question 9

Investigation of Cybercrime

Part of criminal justice response

Answer 9

• law enforcement & easy availability of this tech
• determination of reactive/ proactive cybercrimes
• involvement of search warrants

Question 10

Relevant legislation

Answer 10

• U.S Congress acted more swiftly to enact legislation establishing computer - specific statues
• computer fraud & abuse act
• digital millennium copyright act
• child online protection act
• electronic communication privacy act
• executive order 13694

Question 11

Theoretical explanations of cybercrime

Answer 11

-routine activity theory contention
- social process theory such as learning theory & differential reinforcement theory

Question 12

Intimate Partner Violence:
- Why is this distinction between patriarchal terrorism vs. common couple violence important to understand?

Answer 12

“Adults in households have been victimized risk of child victimization increases”

• It argues that the distinction matter because it has implications for the implementations of public policy, the development of educational programs and intervention strategies, and the development of theories of interpersonal violence

Question 13

Patriarchal terrorism vs. Common Couple Violence

Answer 13

Patriarchal terrorism: violence exclusively initiated by men as a way of gaining and maintaining absolute control over their female partner

Common couple violence: Occurs in “heat of the moment”, doesn’t typically escalate, women and men participate in same amount of violence (mutual)