What is the overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime? How does this overlap relate to the other disciplines discussed in this class?

Cybercrime is still a relatively new crime compared to others. It obviously was not around before computers and the Internet came to be. Even in our movies, we see cybercrime interpreted as heisting millions from a bank or simple identity theft. Don’t get it wrong, these acts are definitely a type of cybercrime, but there is more than meets the eye when it comes to it.

As stated before, cybercrime is still a type of crime that we are figuring out day by day, even in 2023. There are new ways to attack, different victims, and more drastic consequences if an attack is successful. It is not a physical crime that leaves lots of evidence or has obvious suspects. It can be carried out by anybody, from anywhere, against virtually anything. For a while, there wasn’t even anything that we could do against it, it wasn’t until the 70’s that we see the first law passed against cybercrime in Florida.

Today though, cybercrime has become an issue that we can’t ignore. With threats against our country’s critical infrastructure and more people being online than ever before, it is vital that we take cybercrime seriously. Things like our country’s water supply, financial institutions, or transportation infrastructure are just some of the potentially targeted attacks that can leave do devastating damage.

Luckily, countries all around the world are taking cybercrime seriously. There have been new laws, acts, etc. that are passed everyday making it easier for us to defend and recover from cyber attacks. New jobs are being created as well like digital forensics that will help us in the long run.

However in the end, cybercrime will continue to be a problem anywhere in the world. It is a new crime that is faceless and without borders. It is up to us to defend ourselves and our countries against this new form of crime.