Computer Crime and Abuse Law

Course Number:Law 407
Hours:3
Course Type:Upper-Level
Writing Requirement:None
Skills Requirement?:No
Final Exam?:Yes
Description:

This course will survey the legal issues raised by computer-related crime. The course coverage divides into three topics: 1) substantive criminal law, which considers the scope and structure of the criminal laws relating to computer crime; 2) criminal procedure, which examines the nature and function of the privacy laws and constitutional rules that regulate law enforcement investigations of computer-related crime; and 3) jurisdictional issues, which evaluate how competing jurisdictions (state vs. state, federal vs. state, and U.S. vs. foreign) might work together or independently to investigate and prosecute computer-related crimes.

Related Courses:

Will be of special interest to students planning pursuing a career in either criminal or intellectual property law.

Prerequisites:

None

Instructor(s):J. Kennedy
Semester(s):Fall


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