Computer Crime, Computer Security, Computer Ethics - First Annual Statistical Report of the National Center for Computer Crime Data

• NCJ Number: 100902
• Editor(s): J BloomBecker
• Date Published: 1986
• Length: 34 pages
• Corporate Author: National Ctr for Computer Crime Data
• Sale Source: National Ctr for Computer Crime Data
• Publication Type: Statistics
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Sixty-five graphs and tables, accompanied by narrative commentary, portray computer crime victim costs, victim characteristics, defendant characteristics, and case dispositions.

Abstract

Data obtained through 1985 and some projected through 1986 and beyond were largely obtained from a survey of 130 prosecutors offices in States with computer crime laws. Data contrast the growth of the computer industry with the growths of computer security and computer ethics, showing that security and ethics have failed to keep pace with the growth of the computer industry. Provisions of State computer crime laws are charted, with attention to definitions, acts forbidden, punishments, and procedural provisions. Computer crime charts indicate that computer crime is not only a problem in the United States but also in Japan, West Germany, Australia, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The proportions of types of computer crime are charted, and graphs indicate the ages and occupations of computer crime defendants. Verdicts and sentences in computer crime cases are indicated. Resource guide.