Tuesday, May 10, 2005

CPS cybercrime training pays off / CPS, 6 May 2005

http://www.cps.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/122_05.html
"To cope with the anticipated growth in cybercrime, the CPS launched its High Tech Crime Strategy in 2002. Over 110 prosecutors and 15 caseworkers have now been trained to deal with hi-tech crime as part of a wider strategy and there are national specialists with the necessary expertise to effectively prosecute cases. During the case this training helped the CPS understand:
The methodology used by the criminals
The evidence presented for prosecution use and expert evidence
How to sift through the vast quantities of computer data that these cases generate to decide which material could remain unused but disclosed to the defence "