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

Cybercrime relates to criminal justice in many ways. As we learned early on, cybersecurity is interdisciplinary and relates to many different disciplines. Cybercrime relates to criminal and/or deviant acts that utilize technology to commit the said crime. Cybercrime can relate to white collar crimes like fraud, as well as other crimes like: ransomware, DDos, hacking, phishing. In criminal justice, the goal is to utilize laws, regulations, and policies to prevent illegal and deviant acts. When someone commits said act, criminologist like to look into the nature of the crime, the “why” so to speak. This has resulted in many theories and concepts to be birthed through critical thinking. These theories and concepts could then be applied to cybercrime, because it is in fact, still a violation of the law, and relates to the more commonly known misdemeanors and felonies. Neutralization theory for example could be one of the many theories that are applied to cybercrime criminals. This theory essentially states that we all know right from wrong, and people choose to commit deviant acts because the pros outweigh the cons. They use this as a way to justify their actions. Victimization is another theory that is popularly referred to in criminal justice and this refers to the victim’s part in the crime committed. Under the umbrella of the victimization theory, factors such as location (neighborhood), lifestyle, and precipitation (the provoking of criminals), normally play an essential role in why crime was committed. So relating this to cybercrime, a person could be victim to a stolen identity or have their bank account information hacked, not out of random, but. because of the lifestyle they flaunt on social media; making them an easy target for cyber criminals. As we can see, the same principles and theories that apply in criminal justice, also relate to cybercrime. Other disciplines that are aligned with both cybercrime and criminal justice are sociology, psychology, and biology. All attempting to dive deeper into the mindset of criminals to understand why crime is committed, to come up with an intricate plan or laws to deter it as much as possible. Security practices that we have learned such as two step verification, firewalls, and other cybersecurity measures could be applied to help prevent individuals from becoming victims to cybercrimes.