Child Victimization:
Child abuse has been classified into four groups. Frequently, although not necessarily always, types of abuse occur in combination:
Physical abuse: Any act resulting in a non-accidental physical injury, including not only intentional assault but also the result of unreasonable punishment.
Emotional abuse: Chronic attitude or acts which interfere with the psychological or social development of a child. Each of us is guilty of having unkindly snubbed a child or having criticized him too harshly, but emotional abuse is consistent and chronic behavior. It usually is related to a constellation of interactions and is cumulative.
Sexual abuse: Any act of a sexual nature performed in a criminal manner, as with a child or with a non-consenting adult, including rape, incest, sodomy, oral copulation, and penetration of genital or anal opening with a foreign object; also included are lewd and lascivious acts with a child or any sexual act which could be expected to irritate, trouble or offend a child performed by one motivated by an abnormal sexual interest in children, as well as acts related to sexual exploitation of children.
Neglect: A neglected child is one who suffers harm owing to the failure of his parents or caretakers to fulfil his or her basic needs. Physical neglect-voluntary food deprivation, poor hygiene, lack of supervision, unjustified unattended problems or medical needs, delayed medical care, lack of clothing and shelter. Emotional neglect-when he or she suffers a lack of love and nurturing.
Computer Tampering:
Unauthorized use, or attempts to circumvent or bypass the security mechanisms of an information system or network.
Illegally accessing other people's computer systems for destroying, disrupting or carrying out illegal activities on the network or computer systems.
An individual may be prosecuted for this offense when access is gained to a computer, a program, or data, without permission from the owner.
Cyberstalking:
Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using electronic communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging (IM), or messages posted to a Web site or a discussion group. A cyberstalker relies upon the anonymity afforded by the Internet to allow them to stalk their victim without being detected. Cyberstalking messages differ from ordinary spam in that a cyberstalker targets a specific victim with often threatening messages, while the spammer targets a multitude of recipients with simply annoying messages.
Identity Theft:
Identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain."
Internet Fraud:
The term Internet fraud refers to any type of fraud scheme that uses email, web sites, chat rooms or message boards to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims, to conduct fraudulent transactions or to transmit the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to other connected with the scheme.
