Why You Can't Arrest Your Way Out of Youth Cybercrime
KnowBe4, Tuesday, August 11th, 2026
KnowBe4 reports INTERPOL findings on why arrests alone cannot address youth cybercrime recruitment.
KnowBe4 reported on insights from the INTERCOP conference held at INTERPOL headquarters, focused on preventing youth cybercrime.
Gregory Francis of the Netherlands National Police framed the event by quoting Sir Robert Peel's definition of good policing as the absence of crime and disorder rather than visible evidence of police action.
The post argues young people are increasingly drawn into cybercrime and that enforcement alone cannot solve it. It covers out-recruiting offender networks and addressing root causes. The piece is aimed at security leaders and policymakers thinking about pipeline-level intervention.