Analyzing Cybercrime Legislation and its Impact on Law and Order in UK

This report explores the significance of cybercrime legislation in maintaining law and order within the United Kingdom. It includes a literature review of various articles and journals related to cybercrime, highlighting international approaches to combatting digital crime. The methodology section...Read More

ASSESSMENT
COMPONENT ONE

Table of Contents
Organisation of quantitative portfolio..............................................................................................1
Title of report-..................................................................................................................................1
To discuss the significance of cybercrime legislation and its role in maintaining successful law
and order. A study on UK................................................................................................................1
Short literature review-....................................................................................................................1
Methodology-...................................................................................................................................2
Discussion and Conclusion-.............................................................................................................4
References:.......................................................................................................................................5

Organisation of quantitative portfolio
Title of report-
To discuss the significance of cybercrime legislation and its role in maintaining successful law
and order. A study on UK.
Short literature review-
The use of technology is increasing day by day in the present scenario. The crime is also
expanding in digital market. These crime are known as the cybercrime. The cyber crime is done
on the different online platforms. Nowadays, it can be seen that there are number of cases related
to cybercrime in UK. These cybercrime are done by the hackers of the digital data that is being
stored on the internet. There are various techniques that can be used to reduce the digital crim ein
the country(Bossler and Berenblum, 2019).
A study of Alkaabi, Ali Obaid in Combating the Computer crime states the international
approach that is used to combat the cyber crime in UAE, UK, USA and Australia. These four
countries represents the array of economic improvement and culture. In the article, it was said
that the global nature of Internet has effected enormously enhanced the opportunities for cyber
criminals in the present era. Moreover, the Cybercrime is increasingly developing as one of the
main threats to well being of the different countries of the world. Hence, it clear that there is
important need for common apprehension of such criminal act at international level to deal with
it effectually. Similarly, it is very crucial to explore and realize the problem in particular in order
to identify the problems in international cooperation while reducing the computer crime all over
the globe. It is too crucial to identify and adopt best approaches for decreasing the computer
crime in the country. It is also stated that the continued research in the extent to by which 8
legislation, international opening, policy and technology to decrease and find about the
computer crime which is consistent globally that could be improved upon.
The Ozeren, Suleyman in the study of Global response to cyberterrorism and cybercrime
which is a array for International cooperation and exposure assessment which explains that the
cyber terrorism and cybercrime allows new challenges for the law enforcement and policy
makers in the market. Moreover, because of the transnational nature of it a real and sound
response for these threat needs international cooperation including the participation of all
connected parties at the community at international level(Cascavilla, Tamburri and Van, 2021).
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According to Nyamaka, Daudi in the article of Electronic contract in Tanzania which
specifies that an appraisal of legal frame work which is found firstly at the global e commerce
transactions has been enhanced on annual basis. Secondly, as the internet has become a channel
of creating the business for belated legal responses would create a uncertainty along with its
expose to the participants for the unnecessary risks. The Mollel, Andrew L. &Lukumay, Zakayo
N., in its study of Electronic Transactions and The Law of Evidence in Tanzania found that as
ICT development requires changes in the way business proceedings has been currently
conducted its main challenges are being posed by these developments for these changes in the
market. Moreover, it is also being proposed in this study that it should also have a specific statute
to rule the electronic signatures. It is because this area is very wide as it needs special attention
of the government of UK(Monteith, et.al, 2021).
Methodology-
This section is about the methodological issues which would show about how, when and
what is to be done during the full process of research. It also includes the area of study where the
research design is used to carry out the study, type of study, sample size, sample frame and
procedure of sampling along with the methods of data collection as well as the method for the
analysis of data. The materials of study which is being collected from the library as well as field
research. This also concerns as the critical assessment of laws ruling the cybercrime practices in
UK. This has also performed under tools of research called as interviews and observations.
Moreover, the interview under this method of data collection, both the structured and
unstructured interviews is being used in this study. The need of applying this approach is to
collect adequate information for the legal documents as well as the respondent officers in any
form as it fits. The reviewed materials is being used in combining different parts of dissertation
as mostly testing the hypothesis of the study. Moreover, it also uses the bases in writing the
research Background, literature review and statement of the problem. Further more, the primary
materials has been collected from legislation documents, magazines, speech of leaders,
newspaper along with the policies of the government(Payne and Hadzhidimova, 2020). The
secondary source includes the textbook, cybercrime reports, journals as well as the law cases.
Moreover, the libraries are being visited to collect other materials to fulfil the study of the
Zanzibar services Library, The State University of Zanzibarand and the Directors of Public
Prosecution library.
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d) Findings-
This report found about the cybercrime in various fields of the society. It is found that
that cyber crime is increasing in all the age groups. The hackers includes even a five year old
child and also the old age person of the society. These also includes the various ways through
which the crime can be invested in the society(Sarre, Lau and Chang, 2018). This can be find
that the cyber laws has been framed by the legislation of the country. Moreover, it tells that the
cyber crime is very severe in nature because of the cost and nature of it. It can disrupt the whole
life of an individual. Nowadays, as the crime is increasing in society, there is the need for the
effective laws of cybercrime in the country. This is also found that there is a very high need on
the security of the digital signature. This is because these signatures are generally misused by the
hackers. Many fake transactions are done by the hackers with the use of these e signatures of the
company. The more protection is to be given to the digital signature of the company by the law
of the country. Moreover, one of the study is about the e commerce and the cyber crime done in
that.
There are cases where the money is taken from the customers on the online basis. It also
includes that the company is also required to provide more protection to its online official
websites. This is because these websites are many times hacked by the hackers and the company
suffers a lot of loss due to this. Moreover, the company is also required to make adequate
policies related to the cyber crime in society. It can also be found that the international law is
very necessary for dealing with the cybercrime at the global level. It is also required that the e
commerce is to be done by following the effectual policies that would not cause the hacking of
the sites. Due to this hacking of the online banks accounts are misused and large amounts of
money is being transferred to the hackers account digitally. There are various cases where the
one time password is also hacked by the hackers for doing illegal deeds in the business.
Moreover, the illegal pictures are also been published on the illegal websites. These are also seen
that there are various cases pending of the cyber crime in the courts of the country. Further more,
the use of digitalisation also have the negative impact on the business like hacking. These risks
the earnings of the business. Moreover, there are also various cases where the businesses are
flopped because of the fake news on the social media. The lives of many people are being
sacrificed because of this(Williams, et.al, 2019).
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Discussion and Conclusion-
The above report concludes about the concept of cybercrime in United Kingdom. It
explains about the literature review of various articles and journals related to the cyber crime in
the country. Further more, this report has concluded about the methodology that has been used in
this research paper. This also summarises about the use of the qualitative method for the
research. Moreover, this report would also explain about the laws related to the cyber crime in
UK. It has also been concluded that the how these crimes can be reduced by applying the
adequate policies in the organisation.
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References:
Books and Journals
Bossler, A.M. and Berenblum, T., 2019. Introduction: new directions in cybercrime
research. Journal of Crime and Justice, 42(5), pp.495-499.
Cascavilla, G., Tamburri, D.A. and Van Den Heuvel, W.J., 2021. Cybercrime threat intelligence:
A systematic multi-vocal literature review. Computers & Security, 105, p.102258.
Monteith, S., et.al , 2021. Increasing cybercrime since the pandemic: Concerns for
psychiatry. Current psychiatry reports, 23(4), pp.1-9.
PAYNe, B.K. and Hadzhidimova, L., 2020. Disciplinary and interdisciplinary trends in
cybercrime research: An examination. International Journal of Cyber
Criminology, 14(1).
Sarre, R., Lau, L.Y.C. and Chang, L.Y., 2018. Responding to cybercrime: current trends. Police
practice and research, 19(6), pp.515-518.
Williams, M.L., et.al , 2019. Under the corporate radar: Examining insider business cybercrime
victimization through an application of routine activities theory. Deviant
Behavior, 40(9), pp.1119-1131.
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