Crime in the digital age : controlling telecommunications and cyberspace illegalities / P.N. Grabosky, Russell G. Smith with the assistance of Paul Wright
Published
New Brunswick, NJ : Transaction Publishers ; Leichhardt, N.S.W : The Federation Press, 1998
1. Introduction -- 2. Illegal Interception of Telecommunications -- 3. Electronic Vandalism and Terrorism -- 4. Stealing Telecommunications Services -- 5. Telecommunications Piracy -- 6. Pornography and Other Offensive Content -- 7. Telemarketing Fraud -- 8. Electronic Funds Transfer Crime -- 9. Electronic Money Laundering -- 10. Telecommunications in Furtherance of Criminal Conspiracies -- 11. Towards Security and Prosperity in Cyberspace
Summary
Crime in the Digital Age takes us on a journey to illegality in cyberspace, outlining the issues facing domestic and international communities and law enforcement agencies. Potential for crime now mirrors the global reach of telecommunications. The technologies of secrecy and anonymity make detection difficult. Grabosky and Smith illustrate that technology also provides the means to prevent and detect such crimes. Whilst the varied nature of these crimes defies a single policy solution, this analysis is compulsive reading for anyone with an interest in electronic crime
