But as the law enforcement community adapts, cybercriminals adapt, as well, with the aid of new software that makes their work much easier. According to Phrack, Inc., hackers are likely to be white males between the ages of 15 and 34 who access sites from the Internet and use them for a variety of purposes. But a splinter group formed who desired the challenge of breaking into outside systems, sometimes leaving damage in its wake. As computers increasingly have become prevalent, the potential for serious crime has grown and the motivation behind hacking has changed. Now, there are strong political and financial incentives to commit computer crime.
Hackers also engage in information theft for the purposes of corporate and political espionage.
These complex and various sets of motives require equally complex and intelligent responses from law enforcement. The 30 police cruisers patrolling the 29,000 acres of parks access state and local databases with spoken commands via portable laptop computers. Officials say the speech recognition software reduces the time spent typing multiple reports, giving officers more time to patrol. Grant eligibility hinges on state and local government initiatives to develop, oversee, plan, and implement integrated information technology. On the federal level, the bill seeks a successful return on hundreds of millions of dollars invested in major national automated systems that few states are currently able to support.