CJRS 310

Cybercriminology: Foundations

Learned the basic concepts, theories, and societal trends associated with cybercrime. Worked in groups to complete audiovisual projects and to learn new technologies

Met the following learning objectives:

• Compared and contrasted the four categories of cybercrime, and classify instances of cybercrime into one of four categories
• Summarized key findings from academic research about a type of cybercrime and present those findings to a lay audience
• Conducted a case study of a cybercrime by synthesizing information from law enforcement affidavits and news outlets that construct a timeline of events including the perpetration of the crime, the investigative techniques used, and the outcome of the court proceedings
• Identified the impacts of a given cybercrime by collecting and analyzing data from government agencies, and apply theories of criminology and victimology to explain the data collected
• Selected a topic or issue introduced in Chapters 6 – 8 and produce a vlog and explained the topic to an audience, evaluated possible solutions, and gave an informed opinion

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