Cybercrime : investigating high-technology computer crime

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Title:

Author:

Moore, Robert, 1976-

ISBN:

9781437755824

Personal Author:

Moore, Robert, 1976-

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

Burlington, MA : Anderson ; Oxford : Elsevier, c2011.

Physical Description:

x, 318 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Contents:

An introduction to high-technology crime -- Hackers, crackers, and phone phreaks -- Identity theft : tools and techniques of 21st-century bandits -- Digital child pornography and the abuse of children in cyberspace -- Financial fraud and con artistry on the Internet -- Online harassment and cyberstalking -- Intellectual property theft and digital file sharing -- Investigating on the web : examining online investigations and sting operations -- Seizure of digital evidence -- Executing a search warrant for digital evidence -- An introduction to computer forensics -- The future of high-technology crime -- An introduction to cybercriminology : what is cybercriminology.

Subject Term:

Computer crimes -- Investigation -- United States.

Evidence, Criminal -- United States.

Computer files -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Computer security -- Law and legislation -- United States.

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Summary

This innovative text provides an excellent introduction to technology-assisted crime and the basics of investigating such crime, from the criminal justice perspective. It presents clear, concise explanations for students and professionals, who need not be technically proficient to find the material easy-to-understand and practical. The book begins by identifying and defining the most prevalent and emerging high-technology crimes -- and exploring their history, their original methods of commission, and their current methods of commission. Then it delineates the requisite procedural issues associated with investigating technology-assisted crime. In addition, the text provides a basic introduction to computer forensics, explores legal issues in the admission of digital evidence, and then examines the future of high-technology crime, including legal responses.