Emerging Trends in Cybercrime and Problems Related to Policing Online Crimes

Cyber Crime

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction .....................................................................................................................................3
Main body .......................................................................................................................................3
Critically discuss emerging trends in cybercrime and the problems related to policing online
crimes. ........................................................................................................................................3
Problems related to policing cyber crime....................................................................................5
Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Books and Journals.....................................................................................................................8

Introduction
Cybercrime popularly known as computer crime which is mainly done by using computer
system as an instrument for conducting illegal activities such as fraud, stealing identities of
individuals, trafficking within child pornography, violating privacy and many more. It has also
been said that cybercrime is an act usually done by using internet as it becomes the backbone for
performing various activities conducted by business entities, entertainment sector or by the
government (Weimann, 2016). The present assignment is based on the increasing cases related to
cyber crime. This report includes various emerging trends as well as problems associated with
online crimes. Along with this, evaluation about how constantly online risk are being managed
within the society are going to be discussed in detail manner.
Main body
Critically discuss emerging trends in cybercrime and the problems related to policing online
crimes.
Information Technology refers to one of the most common and advanced technology
used by large number of business organizations, government institutions, individuals and many
other people. Increase in the use of information technology will lead to have various benefits as
well as drawbacks. It is essential to use information technology in more effective and efficient
manner. Misuse of advance technology and not using it correctly will lead to increase in cyber
crime. This includes all those criminal activities which are performed through the use of internet
and computer. It is true that advancement in IT brings various positive changes and facilities but
at the same time it creates lot of issues and challenges which is known as cyber crime. This is a
sort of crime or illegal activity where the person hack or use another individuals information and
data without their concern through their computer system, mobile phones, internet and many
more (Gehl, 2018). Cyber crime is also consider as computer crime as in this criminal activity
computer is used as the instrument of illegal practices. Fraud commitment, trafficking, stealing
identities, harming intellectual property and violation of privacy are the major illegal practices
that are considered in cyber crime. Individual and societies are major dependent on electronic
networks as well as information technology systems. Evolution in Information communication
technology in European societies will lead to increase increase in criminal practices. Due to this
criminal are able to threaten citizens, government, business as well as critical infrastructures such