Assignment
4: The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism
Due
Week 10 and worth 250 points
In the
United States, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the Secret
Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Homeland
Security among others have taken on roles to fight computer crimes and
terrorism.
Use
the Internet or Strayer library to research articles on the efforts of law
enforcement agencies to combat digital crimes and digital terrorism, as well as
the roles of such agencies in the future of the combat in question.
Write
a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:
1.
Describe the overall impact
(e.g., economic, social, etc.) of utilizing information technologies in
combatting digital crime and digital terrorism.
2.
Explain the existing
challenges that result from the independent nature of the law enforcement
agencies within the U.S. with regards to computer crimes and terrorism. Next,
propose one (1) strategy that the U.S. could use in order to mitigate the
challenges in question.
3.
Explain the fundamental manner
in which the U.S. could align the efforts of federal agencies in order to
better protect the nation against digital crimes and terrorism.
4.
Give your opinion of the key
future trends in digital crime and digital terrorism. Next, provide one (1)
overall strategy that the U.S. could use in order to combat digital crime and
digital terrorism.
5.
Use at least four (4) quality
references for this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not
qualify as quality resources.
Your
assignment must:
·
Be typed, double spaced, using
Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references
must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any
additional instructions.
·
Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s
name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are
not included in the required page length.
The
specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
·
Describe future trends in
digital crime and terrorism.
·
Describe law enforcement roles
and responses.
·
Explain the procedures in the
investigation of computer-related crime.
·
Describe the technologies and
processes involved in digital forensics.
·
Explain the ethical concerns
that information technologies raise in society and the impact of information
technologies on crime, terrorism, or war.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in information technology in criminal justice.
·
Write clearly and concisely
about information technology in criminal justice topics using proper writing
mechanics and technical style convention.
