01:202:327 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Educational Toy
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Old behavior: pedophiles use, children"s trust of adults, children"s curiosity, need for attention, bribes, grooming (exploiting weakness over time) !1: molesters commit many crimes before they are caught. Use of new medium: lure victims, further crimes committed in the physical world. Legal considerations: soliciting minors for sex, making, possessing or distributing child pornography, internet crime usually falls under federal jurisdiction. Digital evidence: do not handle keyboards other items with bare hands, approach suspects carefully, suspects shoot at authorities or kill themselves, evidence may be distributed over several devices or media, be aware of concealment. Collection: documentation: make sure to take photos and notes of all connections to the computer/other devices. Important parts of the investigation: do not begin by exploring les on system randomly, begin new or maintain existing journal. Investigating online: determine if a crime has occurred, determine continuity of offense. !2: undercover investigation - communicating with the offender as a child.