As the years have gone on, it is becoming harder and harder to decipher the overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime. Technology has continued to become greater, thus allowing cybercrime to occur at a much larger rate than in previous times. Because of this, it is time to recognize and look at how far behind we really are on this topic. According to Brian Payne and Lora Hadzhidimova’s article titled “Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice: Exploring the Intersections,” they write, “Our understanding of the connection between crime and technology, however, has not kept pace with the technological changes that have shaped criminal behavior.” Also, according to the article, “Florida was the first state to develop a computer crime law in 1978.” Before these cybercrimes began to occur, law enforcement was used to in-person crimes such as robbing a bank. This information shows just how much the law and the criminal field had to change in order to understand what category to put a cyber-crime under. It does make a lot of sense that the criminal justice system had to change so much because with technology now it spans all areas of life including banking, business, and personal information. Also, due to this information, the entire concept of digital forensics was created to investigate cybercrime. According to the article, “Digital forensics is a relatively new type of criminal investigation that refers to investigations of cyber, computer, electronic, or other types of cybercrime.” From previous information in our class, I know that digital forensics could be used against crimes such as hacking, phishing, scamming, an attack on service or denial of service, and ransomware. As the crimes will ultimately continue to pile up as our technology also advances, hopefully, the laws and regulations against different types of cybercrime will continue to adjust and adapt.

Payne, B.K., & Hadzhidimova, L. (2019). Cybersecurity and Criminal Justice: Exploring the Intersections