Which term best describes digital-era crimes such as hacking?

• A. Cybercrime
• B. The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society
• C. Griggs v. Duke Power Co
• D. Crime-detention technology

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is how we label offenses in the digital age. Cybercrime is the best fit because it specifically refers to crimes that involve computers, networks, and the internet—things like hacking, data breaches, online fraud, and malware distribution. This term captures the methods, tools, and environments that define these offenses and helps distinguish them from traditional, non-digital crimes.

The other options don’t describe a category of digital-era offenses. The Challenge of Crime in a Free Society is a broad policy work about crime in society overall, not a label for digital wrongdoing. Griggs v. Duke Power Co. is a landmark employment-discrimination case with no relation to crime categories. Crime-detention technology isn’t a standard term for a crime category and doesn’t convey the idea of offenses themselves. So cybercrime best describes digital-era crimes like hacking.