E-Portfolio #12

Cybercrime is defined as illegal acts involving cyber technologies that are in violation of the criminal law, and so on. Popular criminological explanations of cybercrime include neutralization theory, self-control theory, learning theory, and routine activities theory, Neutralization theory suggest that the individuals know right from wrong. However, they rationalize or neutralize their behavior in order to give themselves the justification to commit crimes. The relevance of neutralization to cybercrime can be summarized into five ways which are Denial of Injury, Denial of victim, Denial of responsibility, Appeal to higher loyalties, Condemnation of condemners. A research team identified two specifics to certain types of cybercrime. One would be digital management software defiance refers to frustrations’ cyber offenders (cyber pirates in particular) have with digital rights software packages. The second would be claims of future patronage refers to plans to purchase pirated software in future. Self-control theory can explain general forms of online deviance. Learning theory interactions with others, learn reasons to commit crime, and learn motives for committing crimes. Majority of criminal justice scholars focus their work against victimization. Criminal justice is also useful with helping to identify appropriate interventions and responses to cyber offenders. A group of criminal justice scholars once explored exactly how cybercrime offenders were punished in four different states. Criminal justice also plays a role in helping cybersecurity programs seek designation as a center of Academic excellence from the National Security Agency. Only about a one fifth of criminal justice programs include coursework for cybercrime.  The ones that do include cybercrime have designed their coursework to help address the growing demand for cybersecurity professionals. Criminal justice programs have not fully embraced the cybersecurity offerings.

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