NCJ Number
188113
Date Published
2001
Length
20 pages
Annotation
This report responds, in part, to the request of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, in its resolution 199/23 of July 28, 1999, that the U.N. Secretary-General conduct a study of effective measures that could be taken at the national and international levels to prevent and control computer-related crime.
Abstract
The report provides a preliminary examination of the subject and recommends that a more detailed study be undertaken and submitted for consideration by the U.N. Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice at its 11th session as a matter of high priority. It further recommends that the Commission consider at its 11th session a series of options for further action, including the possible drafting of an international instrument against computer-related crime and options for a shorter-term strategy, including the establishment of a United Nations global program against high-technology and computer-related crime. This report also provides information about the activities of other relevant international and intergovernmental organizations and responds to some of the concerns raised by individual member states of the United Nations. Recommendations on the development of global policies for the prevention and control of computer-related and high-technology crime focus on the need to address high-technology and computer-related crime as a distinct subject; the need to assist developing countries; the need to consider international, national, and private-sector measures; the role of the United Nations; elements of a detailed study; and options and recommendations for further work on high-technology and computer-related crime.