The overlap of criminal justice and cyber crime is a very large one to say the least. In the recent years not only have criminals upped their game, but also the ones who are out catching those criminals as well. This goes for not only law enforcement, but also military as well, and the justice system too. The use of technology has become crucial in the fight against crime as the things that are able to be possible through the use of computer technology has grown in recent years, whether it be technology so far advanced with science, or even the more simple uses of criminals database, the uses for it are forever growing. The use of technology can go far to try and catch cyber crimes far before they actually happen, ensuring that no infraction has been committed and there was no breach of information. The criminal justice department have been recently introduced to the idea of cyber crime and what it entails. As the lives of Americans become more and more digitalized and centralized around cloud information databases, he easier it is for unauthorized individual’s to come a long and steal said information. There is a growing field of cyber crime, and rightfully so as the demand for stopping these criminals is growing, with people being put at risk every minute. Being proactive in this situation helps to protect national security interest as crimes can be committed not only from the inside, but also the outside too.