After 2 months of cyber-sleuthing, Shimomura tracked down the criminal. The data trail led to the home of legendary computer hacker, Kevin Mitnick . Winnipeg police arrested a teenager using the name Inbred Jed for sending death threats in an electronic e-mail message. It was the first time anyone had been arrested for using the Internet to spread hatred. So if you want to be a cyber-sleuth, it's important to know the basic rules of Canadian criminal law.
Crimes are actions which are defined by the government to be criminal.
In other words, something isn't a crime until the government passes a law that makes it a crime. In Canada, the federal Parliament of Canada passes legislation or laws that apply to criminal activities. The largest and most important piece of criminal legislation is the Criminal Code. The Criminal Code defines what things are crimes and sets out the rules the criminal courts use during a criminal trial. So the Criminal Code is the first place to look to find the criminal law.