When it comes to criminal justice and cybercrime there are many overlapping similarities. So much so, that is makes sense that they go hand in hand. When one analyzes cybercrime, it is easy to point out the motives, train of thought and consequences that stem from the acts made by a cybercriminal. The motives that lead to one committing a cybercrime, happen to be the exact same as the motives for someone who commits a general crime in society. Often, motives to commit a cybercrime are for financial gains. Other very common motives are to get back at someone whom they felt wronged them in the past, to prove a point, or just down right malice intent. All these concepts that take form as cybercrime motives, exist in the world of general crime. Similarly, the consequences and punishments that one receives because of committing a cybercrime follows suit to those of general crimes. Of course, they vary in severity and degree of punishment. Sometimes, cyber criminals experience harsher punishment than those who commit general non-cyber related crimes. This is due to the aftereffects that the impacts of cybercrimes create. With one cybercrime offense, an entire company or individual’s reputation can be destroyed beyond repair. Not to mention, that if someone infiltrates a government agency and facilitates the misuse of classified information or sells top secret intel to an enemy country, then they are liable to be locked under the prison (joke, but not really). In some cases, cybercriminals, although they might have been accused of committing a heinous crime, the skills they possess may be valuable. These skills would be quite lucrative if used on the side of “justice”. Therefore, some cybercriminals get a break by converting to government agents. Likewise, the train of thought that the cybercriminals adopt are the same as the train of thought that general criminals do. One is the concept of neutralization, which is the idea that the criminal tries to rationalize their behavior by neutralizing the negative effects of their actions in their minds.