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Given the unique challenges presented by cybercrime, the Ministers of Justice and Attorneys General, at its Fifth REMJA Meeting in 2004, recommended the OAS/REMJA Working Group on Cybercrime establish a training program for the benefit of OAS countries.
An holistic approach focused in three aspects:
Investigation
Analysis of evidence techniques, how to combine traditional investigation methods with new technologies
Prosecution
How to present the evidence in a court of law.
Evaluation and analysis
How to analyze the evidence that is presented, how to make sure the evidence has not been altered, and how to connect current laws with modern crimes.
Over 40 workshops have taken place, with over 2500 personnel from the judiciary and prosecutorial services of the Americas receiving training on the topic. Moreover, its form and content has also been replicated for national training of judges and prosecutors.
Workshops with three main charactertistics:
Case Studies
Experts from the US Department of Justice and OAS member states conduct the workshops, which include group work with case studies. This provides participants the opportunity to use the information attained during the workshops, in a real life setting.
Networking
These workshops create networks within the region to connect participants with each other. Participants not only leave the workshops with a better understanding of the topic, but also with a network of prosecutorial and judicial contacts to interact with and exchange best practices and information.
Evolving Course Content
Workshops are constantly evolving to cater to the latest needs of the region. The topics of the workshops are selected based on the participants, and their level of knowledge. In this regard, different levels of training is provided, whether at a basic level, for those with little exposure on the topic, to more advanced ones, for those that have participated previously in the program.
Under the auspices and leadership of the US Department of Justice, in its capacity as Chair of the Working Group, the OAS/REMJA continues its important work, promoting best practices, knowledge sharing, and techniques to investigate, prosecute and adjudicate cybercrimes.
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