Since the introduction of computers to our society, and in the early 80's the Internet, the world has never been the same. Suddenly

our physical world got smaller and the electronic world set its foundations for an endless electronic reality. As we approach the year

2000, the turn of the millenium, humanity has already well established itself into the "Information Age." So much in fact that as a

nation we find our selves out of a service economy and into an information based economy. In a matter of only a few years almost all

systems are run buy computers in some way, shape, or form. We depend on them for everything. Even the smallest malfunction or

glitch in a system could now cause unfathomable amounts of trouble in everything from riding the bus, having access to your money,

to getting your prescription at the pharmacists. Furthermore, Icove (1998) suggested that with the price of home computers that work

faster and store more memory going down every year due to competition in the market, it is estimated that by the year 2011 most

every American home will have a PC with instant access to the Internet. With an increase in users everyday and new businesses

named due to federal laws concerning juvenile cases.

accessing of computers or computer networks directly or indirectly. In response to the plea-bargained decision, Stern (1998) stated:

In result to a plea-bargained decision the juvenile received two years' probation, ordered to complete 250 hours of community service,

highway billboards, internet posting, mailing list, and series or public lectures or conferences. Primarily, the victimized companies

that media would be delivering. The message would entail an appropriate perspective on computer crime, examples of what attitudes

A Realistic Theory For the Future Prevention of Computer Crime

age groups of computer crime defendants are between 18 and 20 (p. 25). Maxfield (1989) suggested that hackers could be classified

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