New Jersey law enforcement computer crime investigation assessment, 2000

Item — Call Number: MU Thesis Gar

Identifier: b2087903

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection consists of theses written by students enrolled in the Monmouth University graduate Criminal Justice program. The holdings are bound print documents that were submitted in partial fulfillment of university requirements for the Master of Arts degree.

Dates

Creation: 2000

Creator

Garofalo, Robert (Author, Person)
Liu, Peter W. (Peter Weizheng) (Thesis advisor, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use. Access is by appointment only.

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Collection holdings may not be borrowed through interlibrary loan.

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Patrons must complete a Researcher Registration Form and provide appropriate identification to gain access to the collection holdings. Copies of these documents will be kept on file at the Monmouth University Library.

Extent

1 Items (print book) : 120 pages ; 8.5 x 11.0 inches (28 cm).

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to develop training guidelines for officers who are involved in computer crime and in the every day use of computers. This research points to a structured training regiment that allows for the best training possible in the computer crime field. Investigators will first be exposed to self training, followed by Criminal Justice related training, followed by Private Agency training and lastly, College training. By following these steps the investigator is better able to handle the growing complexity of computer crime he will be able to solve.

Investigators across New Jersey were surveyed on their ability to investigate computer crime and the type of training they were exposed to. The computer crime questions were broken down into Basic, Advanced, Expert, and Internet. This research points to clear evidence that an investigator with all the levels of training is the best able to handle any computer crime situation. While the other investigators were able to handle a small number of computer crimes with just one or two of the training levels it is clear by the research that only the investigators with all the trainings could solve a greater proportion of all the ability questions.

Individual agencies can make clear policy recommendations from the research. Budgets need to be put into place for equipment and training for individual investigators. The training should follow self-training, Criminal Justice training, Private Industry training and College training to make the investigator solve the most crimes.