The University of SydneyPage 5Types and Scope of Crimes–Civil crimes are those committed against private individuals, be they persons or corporations–Criminal acts are those committed against the state–Electronic data storage and transmission no longer requires that the user be physically present–Users may not be observable to the gatekeeper of the data–Such anonymity makes identifying criminals very difficult–It is also difficult to apprehend and bring the criminal to trial–Large amount of information is stored electronically