Introduction to Cybercrime: Computer Crimes, Laws, and Policing in the 21st Century

by Joshua B. Hill, Nancy E. Marion

Overview

Explaining cybercrime in a highly networked world, this book provides a comprehensive yet accessible summary of the history, modern developments, and efforts to combat cybercrime in various forms at all levels of government—international, national, state, and local.

As the exponential growth of the Internet has made the exchange and storage of information quick and inexpensive, the incidence of cyber-enabled criminal activity—from copyright infringement to phishing to online pornography—has also exploded. These crimes, both old and new, are posing challenges for law enforcement and legislators alike. What efforts—if any—could deter cybercrime in the highly networked and extremely fast-moving modern world? Introduction to Cybercrime: Computer Crimes, Laws, and Policing in the 21st Century seeks to address this tough question and enables readers to better contextualize the place of cybercrime in the current landscape.

This textbook documents how a significant side effect of the positive growth of technology has been a proliferation of computer-facilitated crime, explaining how computers have become the preferred tools used to commit crimes, both domestically and internationally, and have the potential to seriously harm people and property alike. The chapters discuss different types of cybercrimes—including new offenses unique to the Internet—and their widespread impacts. Readers will learn about the governmental responses worldwide that attempt to alleviate or prevent cybercrimes and gain a solid understanding of the issues surrounding cybercrime in today's society as well as the long- and short-term impacts of cybercrime.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440835339
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	02/22/2016
Series:	Praeger Security International Textbook
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.15(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Nancy E. Marion, PhD, is professor of political science at the University of Akron.

Joshua B. Hill, PhD, is assistant professor of criminal justice and security studies at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Chapter 2 History of Cybercrime 27

Chapter 3 Types and Frequency of Cybercrime 57

Chapter 4 Amount of Cybercrime 89

Chapter 5 Law Enforcement 105

Chapter 6 Organized Cybercrime 133

Chapter 7 Cyberterrorism and Terrorists Online 153

Chapter 8 Cyberwar 177

Chapter 9 Domestic Response 193

Chapter 10 International Response 223

Chapter 11 Conclusion 247

Appendix: Timeline of Significant Events 255

Selected Bibliography 275

Index 281