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Cybercrime training to turn PCs into PC pros
Friday, 4 June 2004 11:26 ESTUK police forces are developing new training to help officers tackle crimes that either directly or indirectly involve a computer, including a Masters degree in cybercrime. The police force is often criticised for not being savvy enough to handle even unsophisticated computer related crimes. Apart from specialist cybercrime teams, such as the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit, the police regularly demonstrate that they are unprepared and under resourced to handle the recent explosion in computer-related crimes.
Nigel Jones, who is responsible for the police's high-tech crime training, said the police have stepped up their staff training by introducing compulsory courses on cybercrime for all new recruits, and by helping specialist officers learn how to deal with a crime scene that involves computers. He has also set up the framework for the new Cybercrime Masters degree at Canterbury Christchurch University, which should begin in 2005.
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