How do individuals become involved in cybercrime?

How can the hidden connections between Australian extremist groups be revealed?

World-leading criminologists are coming to two consecutive workshops at Flinders Victoria Square from 11-13 December to address these issues alongside law enforcement agencies.

The workshops will promote greater inter-connectivity between academics and law enforcement practitioners, by focusing on illicit networks and organised crime groups involved in trafficking illicit commodities, terrorism and cybercrime.

Associate Professor David Bright, from the Centre for Crime Policy and Research, will deliver workshop sessions on multi-level organised criminal networks and the links between drug traffickers and groups involved in other serious crime.

“Illicit networks move and adapt quickly, and presentations for the workshop will be right at the cutting edge,” he says, pointing to such critical topics as cybercrime, and the networks employed by criminal organisations to traffic drugs, guns, engage in acts of terrorism and attract new members.

“We will be presenting entirely new research results that have not yet been published, which is very exciting.”

Flinders University’s role as host of these two workshops consolidates the university’s position as the leading international hub for research on illicit networks.

Professors Andrew Goldsmith, Christian Leuprecht and Mark Halsey, as well as Dr Russell Brewer and Associate Professor Bright, will all be taking leading roles in the workshop programs.

For more information or to register, visit the event web-page for these workshops.