Your task is to show a historical and contextual evolution of a non-cybercrime into a cybercrime. For instance, stalking in a non-cybercrime. However, when on introduces certain technologies, stalking
becomes cyberstalking.
1. Describe the original non-cybercrime (Choose a crime)
a. Nature and extent of the crime
b. Typology of the offender
c. Victimology and victim impact
d. Related costs to the individual(s) and society (financial, emotional, crime, safety, etc.)
2. Discuss the applicable laws related to the original non-cybercrime
a. Include laws, statutes, and policies – both state and federal
b. Include limitations/shortcomings of those laws
3. Discuss the evolution from non-cybercrime to cybercrime
a. Type of technology used and how it evolved over time
b. Impact on society/business
c. Change in feasibility to commit the crime and evolution of the criminal (i.e. cyberstalking made stalking easier. But how? How did the criminal evolve?)
d. Cultural response and public opinion
4. Discuss and explain how the law and/or corporate policies addressed the evolution
a. What are the applicable laws (over time)
b. Where the laws and statutes proactive or responsive?
c. What are the limitations to the current laws that address the particular cybercrime?
d. Compare and contrast the laws and statues of the non-cybercrime to the cybercrime
e. Are corporate policies behind, ahead, or consistent with legal responsiveness to the cybercrime.
5. Additional Considerations
a. What about the particular cybercrime is hard to enforce?
b. How has social media contributed or helped “police” the cybercrime?
c. Address the ethical and moral implications of the cybercrime.
d. Is there room for further evolution or will the cybercrime fade back into history?
6. What are your recommendations for:
a. eradicating the particular cybercrime,
b. mitigating the impact on the person, organization, or property,
c. prevention
d. deterrence
e. punishment
