CriminologyStudents NameInstitution AffiliationDate DueIntroduction Criminology is the scientific study of the causation, correction and prevention of crime. In the recent past, crimes have been on the rise. The crimes range from robbery to technology where technology is used to carry out criminal offenses. The last crime included a teenager who hacked in a company’s financial statements and withdrew a lump sum amount, approximately $3.5million.Examples of technology crime include; hacking; in which one breaks into another person’s computer and access his personal or sensitive information. The second example is cyber stalking; a kind of online harassment via online messages and e-mails. Cyber terrorists; someone intimidates or coerces a government or an organization by hacking into their computer system and controls it by doing terrorist activities.The people who carry out technology crimes usually are very skilled in the current technology. The skills enable them to perform the crimes effectively. Therefore, these criminals are very smart and committed to their work.Computer crimes usually begin by learning about the area in which one wants to carry out the crime then he goes ahead to execute as planned prior.As a tool to combat crimes, computers are