computer crimes

Describes different computer crimes, including hacking, computer fraud, viruses, and Internet scams, discussing the methods used to commit them and penalties for those who are caught.

Describes how forensics helps solve crimes committed on the Internet.

Presents opposing perspectives on topics such as identity theft, cyber-terrorism, Internet piracy, online predators, file-sharing, organizational mismanagement, trade and federal disclosure laws, civil liberties, "cyber-stalking," and the responsibility of companies and consumers.

Defines cybercrime and examines how crimes committed with the use of a computer are investigated, discussing identifying suspects, tracking Web sites and e-mail, gathering and analyzing evidence, and other related topics.

The Net Force tries to exonerate their leader, who is accused of murder.

The Net Force Explorers, a group of teenage whiz kids who sometimes know more about computers than their adult superiors, decide to investigate when runaways who work for a mysterious courier service start to disappear.

Catie Murray, one of the Net Force Explorers, a group of teens who fight Internet crime, enlists the help of her friends when the all-amateur South Florida spatball team is threatened by big-time gamblers who do not want to see the amateurs beat their professional competitors.

The Net Force investigates (in computer simulation and in reality) the murder of a wealthy young socialite.

Wishbone, David, Joe, and Sam rush to find the real culprit when David is accused by the FBI of using his computer skills to steal a huge sum of money.

Focuses on cyberbullying and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more to illuminate the issue.