This Law and Ethics section focuses on courses that explore the legal, ethical, and theoretical foundations of cybersecurity and criminal justice. These classes strengthened my understanding of digital law, ethical decision-making, and criminological theory within professional practice.

CRJS/CYSE 404 – Law and Digital Forensics

This course explored legal frameworks governing digital evidence and forensic investigations. I completed class discussions and a major writing assignment analyzing legal issues in digital forensics.

You can view examples of my class discussion responses here.

You can also view my writing assignment on Cybercrime and Cyberterrorism here.

CRJS 426W – Criminological Theory (In Progress)

This course examines major criminological theories and their application to modern criminal justice issues.

(Link coming soon — currently in progress.)

CYSE 406 – Cyber Law

This course addressed major legal and regulatory issues in cybersecurity, including data privacy, intellectual property, and cybercrime jurisdiction. I completed discussions and writing assignments on real-world cyber law cases.

You can view examples of my class discussion responses here.

You can also view my writing assignments on a Digital Privacy Memorandum and Cyber Awareness here.

CYSE 425W – Cybersecurity Strategy and Policy

This course focused on cybersecurity strategy development and national security policy planning.

You can view examples of my class discussion responses here.

You can also view my series of cybersecurity policy analysis papers on Digital Self-Defense: Hacking Back, Political Views on Hacking Back, Ethical Considerations of Hacking Back, and Social Impacts of Hacking Back here.