ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to understand the main barriers to prosecuting cybercriminals and discusses the legal system in the United States. A legal proceeding is a procedure or legal action in a court of law or arbitration panel instituted in order to enforce the law. In a proceeding, the participants present evidence based on an argument that supports their claims on how to interpret the law. Federal issues of First Amendment speech are implicated, but so are state- and even local-level laws regarding harassment and stalking. Statutory or Statute Law consists of laws ratified by a legislative body. Private laws, on the other hand, influence the rights and responsibilities of specifically identified individuals, families, businesses, or small groups. Administrative agencies interpret laws and apply their own guidelines and standards to enforce them. Civil law covers disagreements between two or more private individuals, an organization, a company, or two private parties.
