E/CN.15/2002/8 United Nations Economic and Social Council Distr.: General 29 January 2002 Original: English Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Eleventh session Vienna, 16-25 April 2002 Item 5 of the provisional agenda * International cooperation in combating transnational crime Effective measures to prevent and control computer-related crime Report of the Secretary-General Contents Paragraphs Page I. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 2 II. Status of ongoing efforts to prevent and control high-technology and computerrelated crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25 2 A. General trends and developments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12 2 B. Developments within the United Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-22 4 C. Developments in the work of other entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25 7 Concluding remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7 III. __________________ * E/CN.15/2002/1. V.02-50946 (E) 040302 050302 *0250946*

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