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

Criminal justice and cybercrime appear to overlap in many ways. For starters, cybercrime is a newer kind of crime that many people feel differently about. For example, an article explains how “some researchers have explored whether these offenses are simply traditional types of crime that are now carried out through different strategies, while others have argued that cybercrimes are, in fact, new types of crime” (Using Labeling, 2018). We are able to see this overlap where criminal justice compares cybercrime to crimes such as white collar crimes. Criminologists, however, tend to use a broader way to define cybercrime.

     This relates to information we went over earlier in this class because we already talked about white collar crimes and criminal justice. After learning about these other kinds of traditional crimes, it is somewhat easy to see that cybercrime both is related but is also different. Of course there is going to be debate in criminal justice about how to categorize these types of crimes since they are so much newer. There is much more confusion and ambiguity in this area. Using labeling theory is one way to help consider whether it is a traditional crime or not.

     In addition, this relates to other disciplines we have gone over such as those in STEM areas. As technological changes occur, criminologists have had to keep up with these changes and learn how to address them. One article states that “Better understanding of the connections betweencriminal justice and cybersecurity will help to strengthen our efforts to promote safer computing in all its forms” (Payne1 & Hadzhidimova, 2019). I agree with this statement and believe that overtime computing will become safer.

     In conclusion, although there is overlap the relation between criminal justice and cybercrime is still somewhat ambiguous. Certain scholars disagree with each other around the issue. As we move forward, criminologists will most likely find a better way to define cybercrime and will help make computing safer.