Distinguish cyber crime from traditional crime

What will be an ideal response?


• Cyber crime refers to any criminal activity occurring via a computer in the virtual community of the Internet.
• Most cyber crimes are not "new" types of crime, rather they are traditional crimes aided by the use of computers.

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Communication within a criminal justice organization may be only downward or upward, due to its organizational structure

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Defendant Fugarino committed his crime by:

a. deleting information from his employer's database b. passing falsified software as his own intellectual work c. changing all the passwords so his employer had no access d. placing viruses and worms that infected his employer's network

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A nationally representative census of law enforcement agencies, including organizations at the city, county, state, and federal levels, is conducted how often by the Bureau of Justice Statistics?

A) every six years B) every four years C) every year D) every ten years

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Which of the following warnings is not required by Miranda?

a. right to remain silent b. right to an attorney c. statements may be used against suspect d. suspect has a right to terminate interrogation at any time

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