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3.
Preventive measures may include:
(a) Strengthening cooperation between law enforcement agencies or
prosecutors and relevant individuals and entities outside the public sector, such as
non-governmental organizations, civil society organizations, academic institutions
and private sector entities for the purpose of addressing relevant aspects of preventing
and combating the offences established in accordance with this Convention; [ agreed
ad referendum]
(b) Promoting public awareness regarding the existence, causes and gravity of
the threat posed by the offences established in accordance with this Convention
through public information activities, public education, media and information
literacy programmes and curricula that promote public participation in preventing and
combating such offences; [agreed ad referendum]
(c) Building and making efforts to increase the capacity of domestic criminal
justice systems, including training and developing expertise among criminal justice
practitioners, as part of national prevention strategies against the offences established
in accordance with this Convention; [agreed ad referendum]
(d) Encouraging service providers to take effective measures, where feasible
in the light of national circumstances and to the extent permitted by domestic law, to
strengthen the security of the service providers’ products, services and customers;
(e) Recognizing the contributions of the legitimate activities of security
researchers when intended solely, and to the extent permitted and subject to the
conditions prescribed by domestic law, to strengthen and improve the security of
service providers’ products, services and customers located within the territory of the
State Party; [agreed ad referendum]
(f) Developing, facilitating and promoting programmes and activities in order
to discourage those at risk of engaging in cybercrime from becoming offenders and
to develop their skills in a lawful manner; [agreed ad referendum]
(g) Endeavouring to promote the reintegration into society of persons
convicted of offences established in accordance with this Convention; [ agreed ad
referendum]
(h) Developing strategies and policies, in accordance with domestic law, to
prevent and eradicate gender-based violence that occurs through the use of an
information and communications technology system, as well as taking into
consideration the special circumstances and needs of persons in vulnerable situations
in developing preventive measures;
(i) Undertaking specific and tailored efforts to keep children safe online,
including through education and training on and raising public awareness of child
sexual abuse or child sexual exploitation online and through revising domestic legal
frameworks and enhancing international cooperation aimed at its prevention, as well
as making efforts to ensure the swift removal of child sexual abuse and child sexual
exploitation material; [agreed ad referendum]
(j) Enhancing the transparency of and promoting the contribution of the
public to decision-making processes and ensuring that the public has adequate access
to information; [agreed ad referendum]
(k) Respecting, promoting and protecting the freedom to seek, receive and
impart public information concerning cybercrime; [agreed ad referendum]
(l) Developing or strengthening support programmes for victims of the
offences established in accordance with this Convention; [agreed ad referendum]
(m) Preventing and detecting transfers of proceeds of crime and property
related to the offences established in accordance with this Convention. [ agreed ad
referendum]
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