Tags: Crime, Cybercrime, Justice system, Internet, Predatory personal crimes, Victimization

Because of its widespread accessibility, the advent of the Internet has further served to facilitate predatory personal crimes and property offenses committed with a computer. The U.S. Bureau of Census reports that in 2000, there were 94 million people in the United States who made use of the Internet (Newburger, 2001). This greatly expands both the potential victim and offender pools for both personal and property crimes. Moreover, the nature of this forum has allowed some potential offenders to move more easily toward actual criminal behavior, because the victim(s) can be depersonalized in the initial stages of an offense. With the Internet, an offender does not have to come face-to-face with a potential target, which may make it easier for the offender to complete the victimization of the target.

Future challenges of cybercrime.pdf