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A new computer crime lab opened in Orange County in Southern California. This lab is incredibly efficient, costing $7 million, and is used to trace the digital footprints of criminals. This lab increases communication between local law enforcement officers and federal agents. Many law enformecent officials say that technological use is a common thread among all criminals, whether it be a counterfeiter or a murderer. With every swipe of a person’s credit card, their information and purchase is documented. With this information, officials will be able to catch criminals quicker, and have concrete evidence that they did the crime through their digital history.


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"Regional forensics computer crime lab opens in Orange County." //Computer Crime Research Center - Daily news about computer crime, internet fraud and cyber terrorism//. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2011. < http://www.crime-research.org/news/10.01.2011/3856/>.

Rogers, Mark. "Psychology and Computer Crime". 14 July 2003. 13 Jan 2011. 