This book is coming at a time when high technology crime is growing at a rapid pace, and private and public law enforcement are struggling to keep up. The book will inform readers about the potential of high tech crimes, in addition to the resources that are available to combat them. This book is unique in that it fully covers the management of a high tech investigation unit. Criminals today are often better equipped than the agencies responsible for stopping them. Federal, state, county, and local law enforcement agencies and civilian investigative organizations lag far behind in their procurement and use of high technology equipment, and methods of conducting technology-related investigations.
Designed specifically to look at the Internet from a Criminal Justice perspective, this comprehensive book and its supporting website explore the myriad resources available to the CJ professional via the World Wide Web.Its relevant discussions and special-interest sections offer both the CJ student and practicing professional a clear, accessible guide to using the Web as a learning resource.
As well as gaining a practical understanding of how computers and networks function and how they can be used as evidence of a crime, readers will learn about relevant legal issues and will be introduced to deductive criminal profiling, a systematic approach to focusing an investigation and understanding criminal motivations. CD-ROM included.
