Investigating and prosecuting crimes in cyberspace: European training schemes for judges and prosecutors

Abstract

This paper offers an overview of the current challenges posed by cybercrime. It briefly chronicles the main European Union initiatives launched with the aim of combating this phenomenon during the past decade and it focuses on the need for systematic and basic training regarding cybercrime for European Union judges and prosecutors. The analysis ultimately proposes the launch of “European cybercrime training schemes” to provide to the largest possible number of European Union judges and prosecutors the basic skills necessary to cope with internet-related offences.