This chapter sets out to take stock of our knowledge on cybercrime in Ireland. How prevalent is it? How is it policed, and by whom? Are Garda resources for tackling cybercrime sufficient? What are the substantive laws criminalising online behaviour? Do these meet international standards?It provides an overview of the domestic situation against the background of the international legal framework. It addresses the prevalence of cybercrime in Ireland and the policing response, looking in

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... at resource and management issues within the Garda Síochána. It then outlines the legislation criminalising cybercrime, assessing whether that legislation meets the requirements of European Union law and the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime. It concludes by describing the growth of mandatory reporting in this area and the effect which this may have on research into cybercrime.