METHODOLOGY OF DETECTION OF COMPUTER CRIME OFFENSES

Computer crime is characterized by an exceptional phenomenological diversity that complicates its unique and precise conceptual definition, and the permanent intensive development of computer technologies contributes to the constant expansion of its forms and poses increasing challenges to the authorities responsible for combating it. After a brief review of the concept and importance of criminology as a science, and criminological methodology as a branch of criminology, and the conceptual definition and basic characteristics of crime in general, and computer crime, the paper analyzes the most important aspects of crime detection methodology in this area. The conclusion is that the basic characteristics of computer crime, difficult detection, complicated proving and ineffective prevention certainly encourage potential perpetrators to make a decision on taking criminal acts in this area, which again indicates in which direction to move in order to eliminate difficulties in the methodology of detection and collection of evidence in criminal offenses of computer crime.