International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 175 - Number 22 |
Year of Publication: 2020 |
Authors: Saumya Srivastava, Kashish Srivastava, Nitin Arora |
10.5120/ijca2020920743 |
Saumya Srivastava, Kashish Srivastava, Nitin Arora . Exploration of a Solution-Centric Crime Awareness Tool. International Journal of Computer Applications. 175, 22 ( Oct 2020), 26-32. DOI=10.5120/ijca2020920743
In this era of modernization, people are blessed with several computers; nevertheless, it too acts as a bane to society. Not only it impacts our youth socially and emotionally, but also physically. Computers are made to perform the computations that are not easy for a normal human brain to understand and make connections all over the world. With connections, humans also bring negative aspects that result in cybercrimes such as data theft, financial frauds, phishing attacks, cyber grooming, etc. and crimes such as acid attacks, rapes, molestation, child labor, assault, etc. Therefore, in this paper, the authors will explore the need fora solution-centric crime awareness tool that understands different types of cyber-crimes, more specifically crimes against women and children, website crimes, social media crimes, etc. Moreover, their reasons, causes, and solutions at the best of understanding for a child and an older adult. It also includes the precautions for an individual to stay safe and stay aware of all the governmental agencies and NGOs for women and children. Knowing about an incident or being a victim of a crime and not reporting it is equal to promoting crimes in society. So, this approach motivates people to speak up as it is okay to ask for help.