The encyclopedia of high-tech crime and crime-fighting / Michael Newton.

The history of crime in America has proven that criminals are often the first to seize upon opportunities presented by new technologies and use them for nefarious purposes. It has also shown that law enforcement groups are quick to respond and use high-tech tools to defend the public safety. This work is a comprehensive survey of how the underworld takes advantage of new tools and techniques and how authorities can fight back, prevent crime, and capture criminals. In more than 420 entries, it covers DNA and medical evidence to computer virus attacks, from blood spatter analysis to explosive detection devices.

Airport security; chemical and biological weapons; computer fraud and sabotage/hacking; computer viruses; cryptology; DNA and other medical evidence; identity theft; luminal testing; non-lethal weapons; nuclear emergency search team; phone cloning and fraud; psychological profiling; satellite surveillance; school security; software, video, and satellite piracy; telephone fraud; toxicology.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-366) and index.