Scholarly Paper 3 Instructions
The U.S. Department of Justice’s organizational structure changed after 9/11/01. One section
that was added is the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division
of the Department of Justice. Combatting cybercrime has implications that concern whether law
enforcement must disregard some Constitutional rights to protect Americans. Some of these
issues concern privacy laws and electronic surveillance.
For this paper, assume you are a policy maker in Washington, D.C. Outline the problem and
propose suggestions you recommend to encourage law enforcement and lawmakers to protect
Constitutional rights of Americans while continuing to fight cybercrime.
Your paper must be at least 700-800 words in length, excluding the title and reference pages,
and must adhere to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th
edition) writing format. If your paper does not comply with this format, you will lose points. You
may want to visit Purdue OWL for assistance with formatting your paper in APA style.
You must cite at least two scholarly references for your paper. Please be aware that websites
such as Wikipedia are not scholarly sources.
Discussion
The following video (FBI and Police Rescue over 100 Children from Sex Trafficking Air Date: 07/29/2013) describes recent efforts in combating child sex trafficking. Millions of children are involved in the global sex trade every year. The sex trade is run by the demand, and it is profitable for traffickers and pimps, among others. After watching the video, please discuss your thoughts on adopting tougher laws toward the perpetrators, while decriminalizing the individuals committing prostitution. How can this be accomplished? What type of rehabilitation efforts would be helpful for the victims?
