Week 9 Assignment 5

The Role of Federal Agencies in Fighting Digital Crime

Francis Marino

Professor M. Stone

Information Technology in Criminal Justice

CIS170025VA16-1144-001

June 19, 2014

THE ROLE OF FEDERAL AGENCIES IN FIGHTING DIGITAL CRIME

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

The FBI is an intelligence-driven and threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Justice and a full member of the U.S. Intelligence Community. It has the authority and responsibility to investigate specific crimes...