Federal Judicial Center

Supervising Cybercrime Offenders Through Computer-Related Conditions Federal Judicial Center

This guide provides an overview of the rapidly evolving law on this topic. Section II summarizes the relevant statutory provisions and Sentencing Guidelines policy statements that courts consider when evaluating computer and Internet special conditions. It also reviews Judicial Conference policy concerning the recommendation and execution of special conditions by federal probation officers. Section III summarizes the types of bans and restrictions on computer and Internet access during postconviction supervision that have been upheld or rejected by courts and discusses the most important factors that courts consider in assessing the restrictions. Section IV describes the factors courts consider when evaluating conditions requiring computer filtering or monitoring and discusses other procedural issues related to the imposition and execution of such restrictions.