On October 28, 2024, EMERITUS and RITHMS projects brought together experts in a collaborative webinar to address the growing threat of emerging crimes. Titled “Training Law Enforcement Authorities to Combat Emerging Crimes: Environmental and Cultural Heritage Offenses,” the online event underscored the increasing complexity of environmental crime and cultural heritage trafficking, which often span borders and require specialised knowledge and skills.
EMERITUS and RITHMS are two EU-funded projects with a common objective: addressing niche crimes—such as environmental, waste, and cultural heritage crimes—that require distinct expertise due to their complexity and the specific knowledge needed to detect, investigate, and prosecute offenders effectively.