CAMPUSES WRESTLE WITH COMPUTER CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Instead of creating authenticable email systems and providing more secure
systems, in the style of US thinking we think of "commands and laws" djf


CAMPUSES WRESTLE WITH COMPUTER CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
        Campuses are increasingly dealing with computer-originated crime
and mischief -- everything from bomb and death threats, to racist and
sexual harassment, to forged messages such as one at Dartmouth that caused
students to believe an important exam was canceled. While some students
have called for a detailed list of computer commandments, campus officials
are wary of limiting their disciplinary discretion. "If you make a long
list of dos and don'ts, you are cajoling students into thinking, `How can I
squeeze through that?' You should be making them think, `Should I be doing
that?'" says a computer science professor at Kansas State. (Chronicle of
Higher Education 5/25/94 A19)