The Future of Digital Crimes and Digital Terrorism

In the United States, a number of law enforcement agencies, including the
Secret Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of
Homeland Security among others have taken on roles to fight computer crimes and
terrorism.

Use the Internet or Strayer library to research articles on the efforts of
law enforcement agencies to combat digital crimes and digital terrorism, as well
as the roles of such agencies in the future of the combat in question.

Write a four to five (4-5) page paper in which you:

1. Describe the overall impact (e.g., economic, social, etc.) of utilizing
   information technologies in combatting digital crime and digital terrorism.
2. Explain the existing challenges that result from the independent nature of
   the law enforcement agencies within the U.S. with regards to computer crimes and
   terrorism. Next, propose one (1) strategy that the U.S. could use in order to
   mitigate the challenges in question.
3. Explain the fundamental manner in which the U.S. could align the efforts of
   federal agencies in order to better protect the nation against digital crimes
   and terrorism.
4. Give your opinion of the key future trends in digital crime and digital
   terrorism. Next, provide one (1) overall strategy that the U.S. could use in
   order to combat digital crime and digital terrorism.
5. Use at least four (4) quality references for this assignment. Note:
   Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch
  margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format.
  Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s
  name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and
  the reference page are not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment
are:

• Describe future trends in digital crime and terrorism.
• Describe law enforcement roles and responses.
• Explain the procedures in the investigation of computer-related crime.
• Describe the technologies and processes involved in digital forensics.
• Explain the ethical concerns that information technologies raise in society
  and the impact of information technologies on crime, terrorism, or war.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in information
  technology in criminal justice.
• Write clearly and concisely about information technology in criminal justice
  topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style convention.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic /
organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following
rubric found here.