Internet crime prevention

Introduction

Internet crime is an act of committing illegal activities using the internet.  Internet connections have affected most of the population in whole world.  In early 1994 internet was accessed by about 2 billion users.  Internet have benefited many people in many ways such as communicating, learning and other many ways that are profitable.  Unfortunately criminals took advantage of the internet and the found a way to locate their victims.  Asia has the leading internet crime level according to Shiply (Shipley 2014 et al).  Cybercrimes can be prevented from being committed by enforcing laws that restrict internet use and regulate the amount of data that people are supposed to access. Organizations are made by the government to investigate those criminals that use the internet to perpetrate crimes.  Such institute includes Federal bureau of investigation (FBI in USA) and many others (Shipley 2014 et al).  This institute enhances investigations to ensure that those engaged in illegal internet dealings are brought forward to face the law and justice is done to the victims.  The internet is also used in advertisement where ‘sexual materials are posted and accessible with ease.  It does not require physical appearance but everything is found on the websites.  Materials like photos, semi-naked pictures and other sexual exposures which are against the laws are well secured to avoid collision the law enforcers (Mackey 2013, et al).  The law is against those who try to exploit people’s privacy by blackmailing them using their sex life.

To avoid the threats in the internet, warnings are given to the internet users who frequently use the internet to do business and other activities. They are advised to use websites that are secure from criminals to reduce loss that might encounter when their accounts are hacked or worse (Coester 2012).  Communication through this mode should be monitored so as to check for terrorism plans made by criminals.  Most criminal communication are done through the internet and even illegal money transfers that are wired to suspicious accounts.  This helps law enforcers like police to track of the law breaker and they get to catch them.   These actions of terror such as purchase of armory that could be used in terrorist attacks (Nikbay 2007, et  al).  Sometimes police use their agents by giving them fake identities so as to infiltrate a criminal organization and interact with the gang members. This gives police or any other law enforcers an opportunity to get information about criminal activities planned and the people involved in those acts.   Sex predators and child abusers, who are inhuman enough to try to hurt others, are lured out by the secret agents pretending to be part of their operations.   This agents give information secretly to the authorities about the place where illegal operations are supposed to take place and they are busted by the police in the act.

There are many criminal activities that are involved with in the internet which can be prevented if the right personnel’s takes action.   The government should ensure that no illegal activities  that are done in the website networks available  does not  go without dealing  with those accountable accordingly.

 

 

 

Reference

Shipley, T. G., & Bowker, A. (2014). Investigating internet crimes: An introduction to solving crimes in cyberspace.

Mackey, D. A., & Levan, K. (2013). Crime prevention. Burlington, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

AIF, Coester, M., Ekblom, P., Marks, E., & Deutscher Präventionstag. (2012). Contributions from the 4_1hnt_1hnh and the 5_1hnt_1hnh Annual International Forum 2010 and 2011 within the German Congress on Crime Prevention. Mönchengladbach: Forum-Verl. Godesberg.

NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Terrorist Operations, Nikbay, O., Hancerli, S., & North Atlantic Treaty Organization. (2007). Understanding and responding to the terrorism phenomenon: A multi-dimensional perspective. Amsterdam: IOS Press