ABSTRACT
Often a certain abdication of prudence and foresight is an element of success.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-82)
The first part of this book charted the evolution of both computer technology and computer misuse and surveyed the attempts of the domestic criminal law to control computer misuse. In doing so, it situated the problem within the framework of the existing criminal law and concluded that there are a number of incompatibilities between the nature of computer misuse and the nature of the domestic criminal law. These incompatibilities suggested that the domestic criminal law is only a partial means of control. This part of the book will build upon this conclusion by exploring the risks associated with computer misuse and evaluating the possibility of a multi-tiered governance approach as a potential solution to the problematised issues identified in the first part.
