Computer crime Computer crime‚ or cybercrime‚ refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network‚ where the computers may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of a crime.[1] Netcrime refers‚ more precisely‚ to criminal exploitation of the Internet.[2] Issues surrounding this type of crime have become high-profile‚ particularly those surrounding hacking‚ copyright infringement‚ child pornography‚ and child grooming. There are also problems of privacy when confidential
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What Causes Crime? It is difficult to control or reduce crime without knowing what causes it. Criminology: The scientific study of the nature‚ extent‚ cause and control of criminal behavior. There are various theories about what causes crime. Theories About The Causes Of Crime Choice Theory Biological Theories Psychological Theories Sociological Theories Conflict Theories Integrated Theories Victimization Theories Choice Theory Belief that people commit crime when they perceive
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it comes to criminalization because of what people see on the media and from what they are told. It usually is the younger generation that are viewed as criminals not only because of where they live and who they associate themselves with‚ or with what is seen on the media but also because some young people come from a family history of criminals. The issue here is that not all young people are criminals; but when living in an area that is known for high crime rates‚ and viewed solemnly on their skin
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environments. Why is it that one country can take action while another turns a blind eye on certain crimes? What is consider a criminal act in one country can vary from another‚ some can be as extreme as it being legal to assault a
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What are cybercrimes and what do they consist of? Cybercrimes are defined as any illegal activity that uses a computer. The justice department goes a little more in depth and describes cybercrimes as using a computer for the storage of evidence. Cybercrimes have increased over time to something more than we could have ever imagined. The internet is went into full affect in the ear of 1990 when the Arpanet officially split into two separate networks to further facilitate usage and prevent
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Parents‚ they’re there for you from the day you’re born. But can only do so much as we get older we start to take responsibility for ourselves instead of passing it on to our parents. The age of criminal responsibility is 10 but this does not mean that when a child under that age commits a crime it is the parents fault. Children look up to their parents and learn from them but in the case of James Bulger who was murdered by 2 young boys at the age of 10‚ Jon Venables and Robert Thompson these boy’s
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cyber crime Online International Interdisciplinary Research Journal‚ {Bi-Monthly}‚ ISSN2249-9598‚ Volume-III‚ Issue-IV‚ July-Aug 2013 Need to understand Cyber Crime’s Impact over national Security in India: A case study P.R. Patil and D.V. Bhosale Dept. of Defence & Strategic Studies‚ Tuljaram Chaturchand College‚ Baramati‚ DistPune‚ Maharashtra‚ India Abstract This Study focuses on how cyber crime is significant enough to become national security priority and how environment in India
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One such influential psychological theory of crime is by Bowlby (1969)‚ who emphasized that crime is the product of attachment insecurity with the mother. Bowlby identified that the type of attachment relationship in childhood leads to the development of a cognitive framework known as the internal working model which consists of mental representations for understanding the world‚ self and others. A person’s actions and interactions are guided by this internal working model and influences their contact
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Describe the criminological enterprise. What are the ethical issues of researching crime? A critical issue facing criminologists involves recognizing political and social consequences. Often‚ criminologists forget the social responsibility they have as experts in areas such as crime and justice. The lives of millions of people can be influenced by criminological research data. Debates over gun control‚ capital punishment‚ mandatory sentences‚ gang activity‚ are ongoing and often contentious. Some
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PART 6 Social Websites and Crimes What is meant by the word ’Crime ’? An action or omission that constitutes an offense that may be prosecuted by the state and is punishable by law. Illegal activities: "the victims of crime". Social Ebsites and Crimes Hacking Hacking can take several forms: Accessing - entering a network‚ or a page‚ which is intended to be private Defacing – changing the content of another person’s Web site. Hijacking – redirecting elsewhere anyone trying
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