Crime has played a huge role in society for a very long time. There are hundreds of crimes being committed every day if not more. There are also many different definitions for what it means for something to be considered “criminal”. These definitions include something against the law, something that harms society, and something that goes against norms, to name a few. Keeping these definitions in mind, as well as other definitions and aspects of criminal justice, there a huge overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime. As the name suggests, cybercrimes are crimes committed electronically. With this definition alone, the overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime is already seen. Criminal justice involves the study of all aspects of crime. The aspects range from studying the offenders and their reasoning, the affect that crime has on society, countermeasures for crime, and punishments for crime. All of these aspects can easily be used to study cybercrime. The reasons for cybercrimes vary due to the fact that, just like non-cybercrimes, there is a wide range of possible cybercrimes. Also due to the fact that there is such a wide range of possible cybercrimes, the possible effects of said cybercrimes also vary. these effects can range from the loss of data to the corruption of data or systems. These effects can lead to even more serious repercussions. With the study of cybercrime, it is important to study how to prevent it. There are many different countermeasure to help lower the risk of being victim to cybercrimes. These include firewalls, anti virus software, strong, secure passwords, and periodically updating systems. The punishments for cybercrimes also vary. The severity of the punishment, just like any other punishment, depends on the cybercrime committed. The connects talked about above are just the basic ways that criminal justice and cybercrime overlap.