Crime in the digital age : controlling telecommunications and cyberspace illegalities
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Crime in the digital age : controlling telecommunications and cyberspace illegalities
Transaction Publishers , Federation Press, 1998
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Crime in the digital age
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Bibliography: p. 238-253
Includes index
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Willie Sutton, a notorious American bank robber of fifty years ago, was once asked why he persisted in robbing banks. "Because that's where the money is," he is said to have replied. The theory that crime follows opportunity has become established wisdom in criminology; opportunity reduction has become one of the fundamental principles of crime prevention.
"The enormous benefits of telecommunications are not without cost." It could be argued that this quotation from Crime in the Digital Age, is a dramatic understatement. Grabosky and Smith advise us that the criminal opportunities which accompany these newest technological changes include: illegal interception of telecommunications; electronic vandalism and terrorism; theft of telecommunications services; telecommunications piracy; transmission of pornographic and other offensive material; telemarketing fraud; electronic funds transfer crime; electronic money laundering; and finally, telecommunications in furtherance of other criminal conspiracies.
However, although digitization has facilitated a great deal of criminal activity, the authors suggest that technology also provides the means to prevent and detect such crimes. Moreover, the varied nature of these crimes defies a single policy solution. Grabosky and Smith take us through this electronic minefield and discuss the issues facing Australia as well as the international community and law enforcement agencies.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments, Acronyms, Table of Cases, Table of Legislation, 1 Introduction, 2 Illegal Interception of Telecommunications, 3 Electronic Vandalism and Terrorism, 4 Stealing Telecommunications Services, 5 Telecommunications Piracy, 6 Pornography and Other Offensive Content, 7 Telemarketing Fraud, 8 Electronic Funds Transfer Crime, 9 Electronic Money Laundering, 10 Telecommunications in Furtherance of Criminal Conspiracies, 11 Towards Security and Prosperity in Cyberspace, References, Index
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The authors detail a number of criminal opportunities which accompany the new technologies, including electronic vandalism and terrorism and the transmission of pornography or other offensive material. They suggest however, that technology also provides the means to prevent and detect such crimes.
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: at, pbk ISBN 9781862872691
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The authors detail a number of criminal opportunities which accompany the new technologies, including electronic vandalism and terrorism and the transmission of pornography or other offensive material. They suggest however, that technology also provides the means to prevent and detect such crimes.
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Crime in the Digital Age outlines the issues facing domestic and international communities and law enforcement agencies. Potential for crime now mirrors the global reach of telecommunications. The technologies of secrecy and anonymity make detection difficult. The wide varieties of legislative provisions which operate in different jurisdictions also serve to impede law enforcement. Grabosky and Smith illustrate that technology also provides the means to prevent and detect such crimes. Whilst the varied nature of these crimes defies a single policy solution, this analysis is compulsive reading for anyone with an interest in electronic crime.
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