This self-paced course is intended to facilitate the continued education of an interested judge or prosecutor, who has completed the basic course on investigation, search, seizure and confiscation of online crime proceeds and wishes to continue their education in this area. The aim is to enhance the knowledge of the interested judge or prosecutor with regards to the legal and technical landscape as they apply to online crime proceeds. This is achieved through a more detailed study of selected topics of interest in this area.

The course will cover in more detail selected topics in the following areas:

• The legal and technical challenges of investigations involving online criminal money flows.
• The practicalities of cross-border investigations.
• Criminal use of, and risks associated with, virtual currencies.

This is followed by practical work in the form of literature search and case studies for the student to consider.