CRJ 170 - Overview of Cybercrime
Last Date of Approval: Spring 2019
3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Course Description:
This course is designed for students majoring in criminal justice. The course provides an introduction and overview of computer crime. In particular, a categorization of types of computer crimes including: the computer as a target, the computer as an instrument of a crime, the computer as incidental to crime, and crimes associated with the prevalence of computers. This course will help students refine their critical thinking skills as they evaluate various topics and concepts while searching for underlying connections between the concepts, which is a skill that should be beneficial in criminal justice careers.
Prerequisites/Corequisites: None
Mode(s) of Instruction: Traditional/face to face, online
Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.
Course Fees: None
Common Course Assessment(s): none
Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
Student Learning Outcomes:
• Describe the current issues, trends, and problems in the area of digital crime and digital terrorism
• Discuss how cyber victimization has changed in the recent history of digital crime
• Describe the four primary categorizations of computer crime.
Objectives:
• Using the correct investigative tools and procedures to maximize effectiveness of evidence gathering.
• Keeping evidence in pristine condition so it will be admissible in a legal action.
• Investigating cyber- attacks such as identity theft, fraud, phishing, extortion, and malware infections.
• The legal foundations for proper handling of traditional and electronic evidence such as the Federal Rules of Evidence and Procedure as well as the Fourth Amendment and other laws regarding search warrants and civil rights.
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