With technological advancement and computer innovations, there is an increase in the number of crimes happening in the society. The crimes include computer hacking, pornographic business and many other fraudulent dealings. Measures to control the situations are necessary in the current trend of these crimes.

Laws are very important and they govern the running of each society. They control and facilitate the happenings within a society. Laws to control computer crimes are necessary to ensure secure enhancement within the society. Since technology continues to bring in more innovations in computer advancement, there is need to counter the situation in advance (Balkin 10-19)

Which are the most affected fields by computer crime?

Some of the fields facing these crimes include airline industry, banks, manufacturing companies and other businesses. With the declining of societal ethical standards, people commit computer crimes more nowadays. From the expert reports, computer crimes feature in both genders. However, they vary on intensity. Society is therefore facing a monster in the eventualities of these crimes frequently.

The profile of non-professional thieves is by now crossing all distinctions of age groups, races as well as the economic strata. The males compose the biggest number of the computer hackers. Mostly, the age associated with these crimes is, 14 to 30. This is because people in this category are eager, bright and highly motivated, willing to accept individually any technical challenges (Johanna 102–109).

What new developments are in computer crimes and what is being done to control the situation?

There is no profile set as of a computer criminal. This is because it ranges from a young person to the old individual. The definition of this type of crime has also changed over the years. It results from the innovations brought in by the criminals with new ways of conducting these crimes. In the preliminary definition, the crime was taken to be a white-collar crime committed using the computer system. There have been new terms on the same practice because of the new developments. Some concepts include Trojan horse, logic bomb, salamis among many other terms all related to a type of computer crime.

The US Congress has been on the verge of handling and controlling the computer crimes but the new technological features makes it difficult for them. With the introduction of a bill by the name bipartisan computer crime, the federal bureau has made huge steps in controlling the crimes but there is still a lot to be done for a comprehensive control of computer crimes.