Criminal Investigation
Fourth Edition
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter you will be able to:
- Define fraud and identity theft and name several of their major forms.
- Identify the challenges associated with the investigation of identity theft and explain how it should be documented and investigated by police.
- Define check and credit/debit card fraud and prescription fraud and identify how these crimes can be investigated.
- Identify the most important sources of information and evidence in various fraud investigations.
- Define cyberattacks and discuss their various forms.
- Define cyberbullying, harassment, sextortion, and revenge porn and explain why these are important areas of concern for the police.
- Define the crimes that constitute child pornography and identify how those crimes are most often discovered andinvestigated.