Criminal justice and cybercrime are closely related because they both have something to do with the law, crime, and punishment. In the context of this discussion, it takes place specifically in the digital world. Criminal justice systems are responsible for maintaining the law and catching criminals. Cybercrime is an illegal activity that takes place on the internet. These crimes include hacking, fraud, phishing, scams, and identity theft. Criminal justice and cybercrime overlap when law enforcement has to investigate illegal activities that happen online. They might have to contact other agencies or even connect with cybersecurity professionals to get the job done. The legal system creates cyber frameworks to address the cyber crime and discuss online behavior and appropriate punishments. A framework that is known throughout the cybersecurity world is the NICE framework by NIST. This framework could be described as an intervention in cyber crime because it develops skillful cybersecurity specialists to counter future cyber crime.  The court is in charge of ensuring that cyber criminals are held accountable for their actions and that they are brought to justice. A growing field that was created out of criminal justice, known as digital forensics, is important in cybersecurity. It is a “branch of forensic science that focuses on identifying, acquiring, processing, analyzing, and reporting on data stored electronically” (Interpol). Because cyber crime is always developing and becoming more common, the evidence that is collected in this field is significant for investigations from law enforcement and it could also be used for future criminals. Overall, criminal justice and cyber crime are closely linked. This is because they both deal with laws, crimes, and punishments, especially in the digital world. Criminal justice systems enforce laws and arrests criminals, while cyber crime is the illegal activities done on the internet. They overlap when law enforcement investigates the crimes, which can be done in collaboration with cybersecurity professionals.