Cyber Crime

Cyber Crime

1. DARK SIDE

   • Illegitimate use of networks
   • Facilitate traditional criminal activity
   • Creation of new crimes
   • Global criminal economy
   • Empowers otherwise law abiding citizens

2. Internet domesticated 1996

3. LEGAL RATIONALISATION

   • Hacking and stalking is met with legal rationalisation
   • Virtual violence/bomb talk- not met with legal rationalisation yet

4. TRADITIONAL CRIMES

   • Static
   • Victim/offender contact
   • Offenders often socio-economically marginalised
   • CYBER CRIMES
     • Anonymous offender
     • Offender often far away from victim
     • Offender most likely socio-economically privilege and well educated

5. WALL 1998 3 CATEGORIES OF CRIME

   • Facilitates existing criminal activity
   • New crimes recognised by existing laws
   • New harms unrecognised by laws e.g trolling