Training in Prosecution and Sanction of Cybercrime in Belize
Belize, 22 March 2021. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Central America and the Caribbean (UNODC ROPAN), through the Global Programme on Cybercrime, delivered a training for prosecutors, investigators, and digital forensic analysts in countering cybercrime. The training took place from 15 to 18 March 2021.
The objective of this twelve-hour training was to develop participants’ skills to effectively apply the criminal law to prosecute cases that involve the illicit use of digital technology. Also, this training was oriented towards expanding the participants’ conceptual framework to better understand technical concepts related to how cybercrime is committed.
Different topics were developed, such as understanding how criminals uses digital technology, criminal law applied to cybercrime, basics concepts on digital evidence, and how to request evidence from foreign technology companies.
Moreover, Belize Police Department made a presentation about how law is enforced in cyberspace and the tools at its disposal to achieve this endeavour
This training has been made possible thanks to the funding from the Canadian governments to the UNODC Global Programme on Cybercrime.