Computer Crimes

Computer Crime Computer crime is a very broad term. It could mean anything from a total invasion by a hacker into the federal government or just the simple fact of one person letting another borrow a copy of his favorite flying game. Computers are defined in the dictionary as a machine that computes (WBD vol. 23). But to most people it is a machine that's helps us do a task easier. As we move into the 21…

…from giving away a copy of their favorite game. That computer crime is on the rise is perhaps a natural result of introducing the computer into American society. Some argue that computer crime is nothing more than traditional crime committed with new, high-tech devices. Others contend that computer crime cannot be analogized to traditional crime. They state that it requires both new law enforcement techniques and new laws to address abuses of emerging technologies (USDOJ).