Fort Worth Police Department The Fort Worth Police Department was chosen to be a part of this study because it is one of the larger local departments and also in the vicinity of the Texas Christian University. According to the Texas state directory, Fort Worth is one of the 10 largest cities by population, with a population of 781,000 people (Texas State Directory). Fort Worth has been chosen for this study due to the geographic location and ability to conduct interviews in person with the computer
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cellphone to a child is a synonym of security. Nevertheless, there are others who strongly believe that this action is a matter of irresponsibility. Although there are several opinions with regard to giving a child a smartphone, it is necessary to bear in mind that there exist a high number of advantages as well as disadvantages of accepting giving one to a minor. Nowadays, mobiles are part of our lives; in fact, no matter if it is for grown-ups or children, giving a smartphone to a child has a relative
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resulted in ethical issues that have implemented the creation of acts by the government that should be followed. Two very popular acts that have come about raising ethical issues are the “Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003” and the “Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000”. The United States passed the Do Not Call Implementation Act in 2003 to protect consumers from unwanted phone calls from telemarketers. The act provides that the FTC( Federal Trades Commission) may establish fees sufficient
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THE ETHICS OF PORNOGRAPHY CATHERINE ECHOLS SOC 120: INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INSTRUCTOR: LYNN MA FEBUARY 20, 2014 THE ETHICS
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it may be the target. Net crime refers to criminal exploitation of the internet. Dr. Debarati Halder and Dr. K. Jaishankar (2011) defines cybercrimes as: "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as internet chat rooms, emails, notice boards, groups, and mobile phone. Such crimes
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Reflective Journal #2 Topic: BDSM 1. What did you learn today? I recalled the first time I encounter the term ‘SM’ is when I accidentally got a wax burn on skin in Mid-Autumn Festival. My friends joked about it and said it was a kind of ‘SM’. Public knowledge on BDSM is only confined to Sadism where practitioners inflict pain on others in order to get sexual pleasure. After this session, however, I realized there are a broad variety of practices under BDSM such as bondage and role-playing with
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Information Technology Acts Paper Corey Turner Bis/220 3/22/2012 Instructor Stephanie Benoit-Kurtz The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by congress to address concerns about of offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers. CIPA imposes requirements on schools and libraries the receive funding for Internet access or internal connections from the E-rate program, a program that makes some types of communications technology affordable for
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Case Study: Google's Orkut in Brazil 1. How do social networking sites work? What has contributed to their immense popularity? It is a data platform on a website that enables people to exchange information about themselves on the internet. Users are able to create their individual profile and to communicate with friends or new people. It's popular because it helps people meet others with similar interests and similar tastes. It creates virtual communities among people who want to connect
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The Role of the Internet and Crime The Role of the Internet and Crime CIS 170 May 13, 2013 How the Internet has Aided Crime The internet has aided criminal activity by communicating with each other without having to be near, as well as fraud and identity theft. The rise of the Internet over the last decade has paralleled some of the greatest milestones in communications history. Along with such great strides in bringing the world together, the frightening aspect of accessing
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Use of Data Mining An emergent Information Technology (IT) issue that has been rising in the past few years has been data mining. Data mining is utilized to retrieve personal identifiable information provided by individuals through the use of Internet services such as: social media networks, email, and other networks that contain data bases full of personal information. If such data retrieval if not done careful, it can cause ethical issues for the companies that are involved. The ethical issues
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