Week 5 Discusion

Criminal taking began as part of the social concern with violent crimes against the person. That concern led to the creation of the common-law felony of robbery–taking property by force or the threat of force–which is a violent crime against persons and their property. Criminal law next expanded to include taking property without consent, even if the thief used no force. The first nonconsensual, non-violent taking felony was larceny.

Please respond to the following prompts:

• Review and explain at least two of the following types of efforts internet criminals use to try to steal intellectual property:
• spoofing, piggybacking, data diddling, salami attack, e-mail flood attacks, password sniffing, and worms.
• What do you think about the fact that these types of thieves target the elderly?