Cybercrime has grown in visibility and importance during the last two decades. There is growing public interest in cybercrime and identity theft and its consequences for businesses and individuals, only scant attention has been given to investigation and understanding of this crime. The focus of this course is to introduce students with the technical, social and legal aspects of cybercrime while exposing students to theories tools and approaches to preventing and investigation of Cybercrime.

This course will explore the development of terrorism as a form of crime. Topics to be studied include major terrorist groups and their strategies, tactics and targets, jurisdictional issues, anti- and counter-terrorist operations, federal law enforcement, and future trends in terrorism.

This course focuses on the increasing role private security plays in the field of crime prevention, detection, and investigation. Forms of private security including armed protective services; retail loss prevention; industrial and institutional security; security surveys and risk analysis; and issues related to the manufacture, sale, installation, and the effectiveness of a variety of security system applications will be explored, as well as the impact of homeland security on the private security sector.

The course is designed to introduce students to the established Department of Homeland Security. The course will examine issues such as interdepartmental workings, legal restrictions placed on the DHS mandates, how the DHS interacts with both domestic and international agencies, and how effective has the DHS been since its inception.