Social Engineering Essay

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Social Engineering

Social engineering is an important tool in prevention and control of crime , through manipulation of the behavior of people . According to Tolman (2008 , most people lead their lives according to the expectations of society , which makes it possible to manipulate societal beliefs , so that individuals can be influenced to behave in a certain way . In the aspect of law , this concept is derived from the fact that laws can be used to encourage certain forms of

behavior , and discourage others , depending on the rewards and punishments that are associated with various forms of behaviors . According to Mitnick and Simon (2002 it is therefore possible to enact laws that heavily punish undesirable behavior , and reward desirable behavior , so that people may behave according to the norms of society . For instance , heavily fining drug traffickers deters the rest of society from engaging in the vice . On the other hand , giving witnesses new identities and livelihoods , through the witness protection program , encourages people to expose criminals and rids the society of criminal elements

If I was in a position to enact laws , I would enact laws that focus on two aspects of society . The first aspect relates to the criminal justice system , and the ethical roles of police officers and judges The reason for focusing on these groups of people is the increasing rate of unethical behavior by both the police and the judges . According to Weiner et . al (2003 , the police...