Criminal Law Library BlogSpring 2025.
Letter from Hon. Gale Brewer:
Tens of thousands of people nationwide are victims of a scam every year—in 2024 alone, scams cost Americans $47 billion. As the New York Times reported,
Articles Posted in Cybercrime
Cyber Sexual Misconduct and Criminal Behavior: A modern Legal Challenge
The digital age has dramatically expanded how we connect, communicate, and share. Yet with these advances come new risks—especially for vulnerable individuals targeted through online platforms. One of the most alarming forms of harm emerging in this environment is cyber sexual misconduct, which encompasses a broad range of non-consensual, sexually inappropriate behaviors conducted via digital means.
As technology evolves faster than the law can keep up, cyber sexual misconduct presents pressing questions about privacy, consent, and accountability. Increasingly, these acts are being recognized not merely as ethical violations, but as criminal offenses requiring serious legal and societal responses.
What Is Cyber Sexual Misconduct?
ABA Privacy and Computer Crime Webinar on UN Cybercrime Convention
From the ABA Cybercrime Committee of the Criminal Justice Convention
“Please see attached abstract and registration information for a webinar our committee is putting on with the Cybercrime Committee of the Criminal Justice Section on the newly adopted UN Cybercrime Convention: Overview & Impact. I hope you will be able to attend. Please feel free to share the abstract with others or post it online!”
WEBINAR: