p. 112928. Computer misuse (additional chapter)
- David OrmerodDavid OrmerodProfessor of Criminal Justice, University College London, Barrister, Bencher of Middle Temple, Door Tenant at Red Lion Chambers
- , and Karl LairdKarl LairdStipendiary Lecturer and Tutor in Law, St Edmund Hall, Oxford, Barrister, 6KBW College Hill
Abstract
The impact of computer technology on society has been profound and this chapter examines the offences in the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as amended in the Police and Justice Act 2006 and in the Serious Crime Act 2015. The focus is on offences related to computer misuse, including unauthorized access to computer material, unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate further offences, unauthorized acts with intent to impair or recklessness as to impairment of a computer, impairing a computer such as to cause serious damage and making, supplying or obtaining articles for use in such offences.
