Criminological Theory & Computer Abuse or Cybercrime

“Revenge Porn” Cyber Crime Name: Institution: Course Title: Course Code: Instructor’s Name: Date Due: In one incident of revenge Porn, Holly Jacobs a 29 old lady in Miami opted to change her real name from Holly Jacobs to Holly Thometz. This is after her ex boyfriend posted nude pictures of their intimate relations on the internet which embarrassed her in a great deal. Due to this, Holly Jacobs decided to establish her own website site which she termed as “revenge porn.com”. The major goal for this site is trying to advocate for laws that prevents the increased cases of revenge porn on the internet (Stebner, 2013). One of the challenges on dealing with the problem of cyber crime is the difficulty in detecting these breaches. This is because many people who involve in this incident are conscious on their acts and, therefore, craft their actions in such a way that they are not easily caught. A good example in this perspective could be sourced from New York Times where an intruder attacked the firm’s systems for a long time without being realized. The attack was known only when the intruder himself informed the company about his actions (ComputerWorld, 2002). According to the classical criminology or choice theory, r...