When it comes to criminal justice and cybercrime, there are many similar overlappings as many criminal justice students minor in cybercrime and vice versa. Both majors have to do with criminals, cybercrime especially has to deal with how cybercriminals think and why do they do what they do in any given situation.

Criminal Justice has to deal with serving justice to anyone who has committed any type of crime, and cybercrime has to deal with crime in cyberspace. Both have to deal with criminals and how to give them the proper punishments they deserve. At times, it can be hard for either one to give the proper sentence.

In prior modules, we have discussed white-collar crime and white-collar cybercrime. Some white-collar crimes can include fraud, tax evasion, and embezzlement. These types of crimes can all take place in one’s place of work. Cybercrime itself can also be considered a white-collar crime as it is technically not physically harming anyone, but still illegal by any means.

With criminal justice focusing on taking down criminals, this includes white-collar crimes. So that means if many different forms of cybercrime can fall under white-collar crime, then criminal justice has its part to play when it comes to serving justice to abusers of cybercrime in cyberspace.

In conclusion, both professions are similar, and in many cases especially in today’s world and society, we will have lots of cybercrime, therefore, each major may focus on one or more certain aspects of their profession. However, there are many similarities when it comes to both of these professions as they both have to deal with criminals and their wrongdoings. Both want to bring justice to these criminals and in both studies, this is where they clearly overlap. The primary difference is the fact that cybercrime is mostly in cyberspace and criminal justice is mostly criminals in the courtroom.