Cybercrime

Cybercrime in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of cybercrime.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Policeman
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• cybercrime in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• cybercrime in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Definition of Cybercrime

In the context of international law, the legal resource A Dictionary of Law, provides a definition of Cybercrime :

Crime committed over the Internet. No specific laws exist to cover the Internet, but such crimes might include *hacking, *defamation over the Internet, *copyright infringement, and *fraud.

Cybercrime in the National Security Context

A definition and brief description of Cybercrime in relation to national security is as follows:Criminal activity involving the use of a computer.