What legislation has been enacted in an attempt to curb cybercime?
What will be an ideal response?
Every state, and the federal government have developed computer-crime statutes specifically applicable to invasive activities that illegally access stored information.
The 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) sought to protect minors from harmful material on the Internet. The CDA has been challenged by the ACLU and other groups. In the 1997 case, Reno v. ACLU, the U.S. Supreme Court found the bulk of the CDA to be unconstitutional, contravening the First Amendment free speech protections.
The Children's Internet Protection Act, (CIPA) requires public and school libraries receiving certain types of federal funding to install pornography filters on their Internet-linked computers. This act has been approved by the Supreme Court.
The 1997 No Electronic Theft Act criminalizes willful infringement of copyrighted works, including by electronic means, even if the offender derives no direct financial benefit from the infringement. The 1999 Digital Theft Deterrence and Copyright Damages Improvement Act of 1999 increased the amount of damages that could be awarded in copyright infringement cases
The 2002 Cyber Security Enhancement Act deals with the creation of sentencing guidelines for computer criminals
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The presence of larger numbers of law abiding citizens on the streets makes these people safer from becoming victimized
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Part I offenses formed the FBI's _______
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The earliest date on which an inmate might be paroled is called ________.
What will be an ideal response?
A suspended sentence involves sentencing an offender to a short amount of time in jail, to be followed by a period of probation
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false