Introduction To Computer Crime

In the past half-century we have gone from a world where computers were science fiction to a world where computers are everyday fact. The ways in which computers are involved in crime today are as varied as the ways in which criminals find to use computers. And that is as varied as the ways in which computers are used honestly. One may think of "computer crime" as a crime where a computer is used to intrude into proprietary data or perhaps use a computer to transfer funds illegally from a victim's account to the criminal's account. You may also think of "crime involving computers" where a computer might be used much as it would be in any small business. A madam might use a computer to process credit card payments at the brothel, for example. The crime could be the simple theft of the hardware or the software. In other words, the computer could be the object or the tool of the crime.

This course introduces the police investigator to the founding principles of computer crime investigation. We examine the application of forensic science to computers as well as the most common hardware issues that arise today.

Course Outline

Section 1 Introduction
Section 2 Computer Related Evidence
Section 3 Applying Forensic Science To Computers
Section 4 Investigating Hardware Crimes
Section 5 Seizing Hardware

Tuition for this course is $15.

Carl Franklin, J.D., A.B.D.

Associate Professor, Southern Utah University. Dr. Franklin has more than twenty years experience in criminal justice including work as a police officer, investigator, prosecutor, and attorney. He is now a full time professor, lecturer, and consultant.

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