CJ 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Bereitschaftspolizei, Internet Pornography, Cyberstalking

• School: University of Alabama
• Department: Criminal Justice
• Course: CJ 100
• Professor: Treadway

Document Summary

A criminal offense perpetrated through the use of biologically active substances: unlawfully affects the metabolic, biochemical, genetic, physiological, or anatomical status of living organisms. Crime that focuses on information stored on electronic media. The devices we use produce digital evidence of our activities. Digital evidence = information that is either stored or transferred in binary form (10011) Technology can be the target of a crime, or the tool used to commit a crime. Not always technical: social engineering, manipulating someone to get what you want. Individuals cross boundaries of computer systems into areas where ownership has already been established: hackers, malware. Cyber-deception/theft: criminal acquisitions that occur online, pirates, fraudsters, phishing. Cyber-violence: violence against individuals or groups online, cyberstalking, cyberbullying. The use of technology in the service of criminal investigation. Ballistics, biometrics, forensic, anthropology, forensic entomology, dna, profiling, online databases, computer-based training. Innovative investigative tools include dne fingerprinting, keystroke captures, laser and night vision technology, digital imaging, and thermography.