While criminal justice and cybercrime are different they are overall very similar in what they do and their goals. Due to the upbringing of technology and all of its advances it is becoming just as important as criminal justice if not even more tricky to solve cybercrimes. The overlap in criminal justice and cybercrime will continue to grow as our technology keeps developing and becoming stronger and smarter. The definition of crime is defined as ​​“illegal acts committed in violation of the criminal law without defense or justification and sanctioned by the state as a felony or misdemeanor.” And the definition of cybercrime is “cybercrime, like crime, consists of engaging in conduct that has been outlawed by a society because it threatens social order”. These definitions are overall similar however crime goes more in detail and cybercrime is more broad in what has been outlawed by society.  “Our understanding about the connection between crime and technology, however, has not kept pace with the technological changes that have shaped criminal behavior.” We as a society have not been able to keep up with the new advances of technology which have made it hard to detect where the crimes are coming from and who is behind a screen commenting these crimes. Criminal justice has shaped cybercrime by giving them the resources and knowledge they need to prevent cybercrime as much as possible.  “Cybersecurity has been described as the biggest threat facing financial institutions.” Cybercrimes especially committed to small businesses and families have a very substantial financial threat. As discussed in previous weeks, you can lose hundreds of thousands of dollars when cybercrime is committed. They can hack your bank accounts and get access to personal information. The other disciplines discussed in this class go to show just how important the prevention of cybercrime is and how it is used in our daily lives.  “It seems to be well accepted that cybersecurity is a growing threat that must be addressed. The response in higher education has been the development of cybersecurity academic programs, an increase in cybersecurity research” 

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