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Week 5 Project
Assignment
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Computer Based Crime
The Internet facilitates a wide range of criminal behavior. The websites that facilitate or promote these crimes fall into two categories: sites that deliberately facilitate crime, and sites that conduct legitimate business but are used by some for illegal purposes. Examples of the first category are sites where prostitutes advertise their services, and sites to teach you how to grow marijuana or make bombs. In the second category are legitimate businesses that can be misused, such as a site to help customers open an offshore bank account.
Search the Internet for an example of a site that facilitates crime. Do not enter any site related to illegal pornography. Prepare a report in Microsoft Word that addresses these points:
Select and describe an appropriate example of a website that openly promotes illegal activities. What illegal activities are promoted by this site?
How open is this operation? How easy or difficult was it to locate this site?
Which law enforcement agencies (in the United States or abroad) would have the responsibility of taking action against the owners of the site?
Examine the reasons why a site like this is able to continue to operate. (Keep in mind the constitutional protections regarding free speech, as well as the laws of the location where the site is hosted).
In your report, be sure to apply the concepts and terminology from the course wherever possible.
Support your responses with examples.
Cite any sources in APA format.
Submission Details
Name your document SU_CRJ3015_W5_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
Submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.