GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEGUATEMALAMEASURESTRAINING AND CAMPAIGNS ON THE IMPROPER USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA, GROOMING, SEXTING, AND OTHER CYBERCRIMES / PROCESOS FORMATIVOS Y CAMPAñAS SOBRE EL USO INADECUADO DE LAS REDES SOCIALES, GROOMING, SEXTING Y OTROS CIBERDELITOS
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Training and campaigns on the improper use of social media, grooming, sexting, and other cybercrimes / Procesos formativos y campañas sobre el uso inadecuado de las redes sociales, grooming, sexting y otros ciberdelitos
Type of Measure
Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2021
Brief Description

The Ministry of Interior (Mingob), through the Unit for Community Violence Prevention, has conducted training processes and campaigns on the improper use of social media, grooming, sexting, and other cybercrimes. From 2021 to 2023, 18,941 students, parents, and CSOs participated, as well as members of the Community Commissions for the Prevention of Violence Against Women. Police personnel and CSOs have been trained to prevent, detect, investigate, and combat cybercrimes such as cyberbullying, grooming, malware, phishing, sexting, and sextortion. From 2022 to March 2024, 136,821 police officers and individuals from CSOs participated (Mingob, 2024).

Original language:

El Mingob, a través de la Unidad para la Prevención Comunitaria de la Violencia (UPCV), ha realizado procesos formativos y campañas sobre el uso inadecuado de las redes sociales, grooming, sexting y otros ciberdelitos. Del 2021 al 2023, han participado 18,941 estudiantes, padres de familia y OSC, así como miembros de las Comisión Comunitarias de Prevención de la VCM. Se ha capacitado al personal policial y OSC para prevenir, detectar, investigar y combatir los ciberdelitos como el ciberacoso, grooming, malware, phishing, sexting y sextortion. Del 2022 a marzo 2024, participaron 136,821 agentes policiales y personas de OSC (Mingob, 2024).

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