Research on Computer Crime Issues

Author: Jiang Ping
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Publish Date: 2001-02-23
Features: This book draws on theories and methods from disciplines such as criminology, criminal law, sociology, and history to explore the origins, development, and trends of computer crimes, as well as the status and social harm of computer crimes in major developed countries and China. On this basis, it systematically examines the concept of computer crimes from different perspectives, analyzes the types, characteristics, and causes of computer crimes. Based on China's current criminal law and the practical needs of combating computer crimes, it discusses the discovery, filing, and evidence recognition of computer crimes from the perspectives of criminal investigation, comparative criminal law, and computer security. This helps to construct a technical, managerial, and legal control model for computer crimes, providing references for preventing and combating them. The book, excluding the introduction, is divided into seven chapters.
Chapter 1: Overview of Computer Crime Research introduces the research fields and achievements of computer crime studies in academia and law enforcement agencies both domestically and internationally.
Chapter 2: Development History and Trends of Computer Crimes attempts to outline the development process of computer crimes and grasp their trends.
Chapter 3: Concept of Computer Crimes examines the concept of computer crimes from both criminal law and criminology, providing a clear distinction between computer crimes as targets of criminal law and those as general research subjects.
Chapter 4: Current Status and Social Harm of Computer Crimes describes the basic status of computer crimes in major developed countries and China using extensive statistics and cases, elaborating on the harm that computer crimes have already caused or may potentially bring to human society.
Chapter 5: Types, Characteristics, and Causes of Computer Crimes employs theories and methods from criminal law, criminology, and computer security technology, along with the author's understanding of the concept of computer crimes and specific cases of computer crimes both domestically and internationally, to classify them. It analyzes the characteristics of crimes from aspects such as the perpetrator, the object of the crime, evidence collection, losses and impacts, sentencing, and prevention and control. It explores the causes of crimes from perspectives such as cognition, technology, economy, psychology, and control.
Chapter 6: Filing, Investigation, and Recognition of Computer Crimes proposes methods for distinguishing potential computer crime cases, filing standards, investigative techniques, and evidence recognition methods, combining specific cases of computer crimes in China.
Chapter 7: Control Mechanisms for Computer Crimes explores control approaches from technical, managerial, legal, punitive, and international cooperation perspectives, based on the uniqueness of computer crimes and the current status of computer crime control in major countries and China.