1. Electronic Crimes on the E-Information Highway

2. Violent Crimes

3. Impact of High-Technology on Your Safety Impact of High-Technology on Your Safety Greater & more enduring than drugs Greater & more enduring than drugs greater influence on the uninvolved greater influence on the uninvolved National & International National & International economy economy government government law enforcement law enforcement Collaboration Collaboration working together, individuals, & families have the power to protect themselves working together, individuals, & families have the power to protect themselves

4. Computers Add New Dimensions to Traditional Crimes Homicide and other violent crimes (sexual assault) Homicide and other violent crimes (sexual assault) Child pornography Child pornography Theft Theft Narcotics offenses Narcotics offenses Fraud, counterfeiting Fraud, counterfeiting

5. The Increasing Cost of Computer Crime Bank Robbery - $2,500 Bank Fraud - $25,000 Computer Crime - $500,000 Theft of Technology - $1,900,000

6. FraudFraud Auction frauds Get-rich-quick schemes Senior citizen scams Phishing

7. TheftTheft Personal information Personal information Credit card numbers Credit card numbers Identity theft Identity theft Computer equipment Computer equipment

8. Narcotics and Gambling Narcotics distribution Unmatched convenience compulsive & underage gamblers Virtual casinos gone with a keystroke Day trading

9. Crimes Against Children Child pornography Child pornography Children lured into degrading situations Children lured into degrading situations Chat rooms Chat rooms Children keep silent to protect family Children keep silent to protect family

10. HomicideHomicide Violent criminals use computers Violent criminals use computers to acquire critical information about the victim(s) to acquire critical information about the victim(s) as a tool for communication as a tool for communication as a storage device for evidence about motive and methods as a storage device for evidence about motive and methods

11. What Can You Do to Help? Exert your influence Exert your influence Law enforcement Law enforcement Legislators & elected officials Legislators & elected officials Your family & friends Your family & friends Practice & preach collaboration Practice & preach collaboration

12. Take Action to Protect Yourself & Your Family Stay informed as technology changes Stay informed as technology changes learn about computer-dependent crimes learn about computer-dependent crimes network intrusions network intrusions denial of service attacks denial of service attacks hacking hacking e-mail bombs e-mail bombs viruses & Trojan horses viruses & Trojan horses learn how not to become a victim of them learn how not to become a victim of them

13. Move home computers into family room or area Move home computers into family room or area Discuss Internet crime and safety issues with your children Discuss Internet crime and safety issues with your children do it often do it often Take Action to Protect Yourself & Your Family Never allow children to meet Internet buddies without you

14. Take Action to Protect Yourself & Your Family Dont give out personal or family information Dont give out personal or family information when signing up for groups when signing up for groups anywhere else online anywhere else online Encourage Internet safety discussions in Encourage Internet safety discussions in community schools, PTOs, PTAs, etc. Support the efforts of your local law enforcement agencies Support the efforts of your local law enforcement agencies

15. Take Action to Protect Yourself & Your Family Urge legislators and officials to address the issues Urge legislators and officials to address the issues send e-mail, snail mail, telephone send e-mail, snail mail, telephone Report electronic crimes to your local Report electronic crimes to your local law enforcement authorities law enforcement authorities

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