72602 - Computer Crime

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, students should be able to recognize and know, in an interdisciplinary perspective (socio-criminologica, victimological and legal): (A) the main kind and characteristics of criminal liability concerning informatics, Internet and web society (cyber crimes; computer crimes; computer-related crimes); (B) victim protection and the main systems of prevention, reaction and fight about cyber crimes (including elements of computer forensics and legal aspects concerning research and acquisition of digital evidence); (C) liability of Internet Service Providers and their debated role in the fight against cyber crimes.

Course contents

A) Cyber Crimes, Computer Crimes and Computer Related-Crimes; 

B) Compliance model and liability under the Italian legislative decree No. 231/2001 concerning cyber crimes;

C)  Analysis of the main processes of victimization and the main remedies for victims in cyber crimes;

D) Liability and role of ISPs;

E) Elements of computer forensics and legal aspects of research and acquisition of evidence about cyber crimes.

Readings/Bibliography

1) " La criminalità informatica" [PDF], fascicolo n. 3/2013 della Rivista Elettronica di Diritto, Economia, Management;

2) F. Bravo, Criminalità economica e controllo sociale. Impresa etica e responsabilità ex d.lgs. 231/01, Bologna, Clueb, 2010 [only Chapters No. 4, 5 and 7 for students who have attended lectures]  or F. Bravo,  Appunti in tema di criminalità economica, Bologna, 2009 (PDF - available on AMS Campus) [only Chapters No. 4 and 6 for students who have attended lectures]

3) one of the following options:

(I) F. Bravo,  L'efficacia del crime mapping per la sicurezza urbana: il caso di Enfield (Londra), in Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2014, n. 1, pp. 38 ss.;

(II) F. Bravo,  Indagini informatiche e acquisizione della prova nel processo penale, in Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2009, n. 3 / 2010, n. 1 (numero doppio), pp. 231 ss.; and M. Tonellotto,  Evidenza informatica, computer forensics e best practices, in Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2014, n. 2, pp. 68 ss.;

(III) C. Lamberti,  Gli strumenti di contrasto al terrorismo e al cyber-terrorismo nel contesto europeo, in Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2014, n. 2, pp. 138 ss.;

(IV) Italian Court Case Selection (material will be available on AMS Campus, before the end of the course) [the students who have attended lectures may choose only one case to study].

Teaching methods

Lectures. Workshops. Analysis of Italian Court Cases and other sources (i.e. material of research)

Assessment methods

(A) Oral examination (three open questions).

(B) Students who have attended lectures may replace part of the program with a practical test (in that case final examination consists of both oral and practical test).

Teaching tools

Italian Court Cases and material of research. PC, Internet, videoprojector. Research Project Websites:  http://www.crimemapping.it  - http://www.giornalismoinvestigativo.tv

 

 

Office hours

See the website of Fabio Bravo