Cyber Crime Investigations: The Obstacles for Law Enforcement Officials

Because the wide world of technology has developed at such an astounding pace, there are many problems for victims as well as investigators of cyber crime and computer-related crimes. First, we must familiarize ourselves with the definitions of cyber crime and computer-related crime. For this paper, we will define cyber crime as the use of a computer as a tool to commit a crime or as a crime committed where a computer is the target. We will define computer-related crime as a traditional crime where a computer is used to carry out, record actions, or provide evidence of a crime. …