There are certainly some connections between criminal law and cybercrime. Technology plays a huge role in crime because in fact a significant amount of crime is related to technology. If you commit cybercrime, you are breaking the law and will be held accountable for your actions through the criminal justice system. Criminal law and cybercrime overlap in many ways, one possibility is that criminologists look to so-called human factors as a way to explain human behavior. Criminologists discuss human factors in criminal justice and cybercrime. Another overlap is the fact that individuals trained in college criminal justice programs may have the skills, knowledge, and training to enter a “softer” career in cybersecurity. A large part of cybercrime involves so-called digital forensics, which involves the investigation of , cyber, computer, electronic and other types of cybercrimes. Digital Forensics also offers another area of ​​overlap between criminal justice and cybercrime, as it was created in part by criminal justice professionals, which is why forensic scientists play an important role in the growing digital forensics industry. One of the main areas of overlap is how criminal law may be useful in helping to identify appropriate actions and responses to cybercriminals. These overlaps may also relate to other disciplines covered in this course. One such example is how some criminologists consider certain types of cybercrimes white collar crimes. White collar crimes are crimes committed by a person who has high respect and social status in their profession. Although not all cybercrimes are white collar crimes, it remains unclear which existing white collar crimes are threatened by forms of cybercrime. In certain white collar crime cases, Digital Forensics is used as a tool to help identify and investigate the means by which the white collar/cybercrime occurred.