ABSTRACT
Any criminal or deviant activity that is mediated with computer technology or the Internet is cybercrime or cyberdeviance. An example of this is stalking. Stalking someone is a traditional crime. Cyberdeviance is somewhat harder than cybercrime to identify. The legal system has been scrambling to keep up with changes in technology. While changes in laws are necessary to keep pace with changes in technology and social patterns, problems arise as lawmakers scramble to enact laws to address cybercrimes. Research suggests that the perpetrators of most cybercrime come from different backgrounds and social contexts than perpetrators of the crimes that have traditionally dominated media narratives. Cybercrime scholars are coalescing on the profiles of cybercriminals. Cybercrime scholars cannot ignore the cultural context in which cybercrime occurs. Despite the new techniques developed, cybercrimes can be much more difficult to investigate and solve than street crimes.
