Contemporary crime issues: Cybercrime typologies, legislation and investigations, cryptocurrency crime and regulation
Field of Specialisation
Cybercrime
Journal articles
Reddy, E. 2020. Analysing the investigation and prosecution of cryptocurrency crime as provided for by the South African Cybercrimes Bill. Statute Law Review, 41 (2), 226-239.
Reddy, E. Lawack, VA. 2019. An overview of the regulatory developments in South Africa regarding the use of cryptocurrencies. SA Mercantile Law Journal 31 (1), 1-28.
Reddy, E. 2019. Analysing the investigation and prosecution of cryptocurrency crime as provided for by the South African Cybercrimes Bill. Statute Law Review, 1-14 (ISSN 0144-3593).
Reddy, E. & Minnaar, A. Cryptocurrency: Tool and target for cybercrime. Acta Criminologica: Southern African Journal of Criminology. Special Edition 31 No/3 2018 71-92.
Reddy, E. & Minnaar, A. 2015. Safeguarding children from becoming victims of online sexual abuse facilitated by virtual worlds. Child Abuse Research: A South African Journal, 16(1): 23-39 (ISSN 1562-1383).
Reddy, E. 2015. An exploration of the criminogenic risks of biometric attributes for payment authentication. Acta Criminologica: Southern African Journal of Criminology. Special Edition No 5/2015: Criminology in democratic South Africa: Coming of age: 82-98.
Reddy, E. & Lawack, V. (2019) An overview of the regulatory developments in South Africa regarding the use of cryptocurrencies. SA Mercantile Law Journal (31) 1, pp1-129.
Paper presentations
An exploration of the criminogenic risks of biometric attributes for payment authentication. Presented at the Criminological and Victimological Society of Southern Africa (CRIMSA) Conference. 12-14 September 2015. South Africa, Cape Town.
Risks associated with virtual currencies and the ‘’Dark Web’. Presented at the Association of Compliance Professionals in Africa (ACCPA) Conference. 13-15 August 2016. Kenya, Nairobi.
Decentralised, unregulated payment mediums without legal tender status and the challenges they pose for consumer protection: Cryptocurrencies as a case in point. Presented at the Athens Institute of Education and Research (ATINER), Conference on Law. 13-17 July 2017, Athens, Greece.
Addressing the increasing spectre of cryptocurrency crime: A South African context. Presented at the International Criminology Conference, Washington, USA. 12 October 2018.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Mail & Guardian Top 200 South Africans award – Law and Justice category
Projects
Women in criminal justice (Women in Research (WiR))
Lekgotla la batho project (Institute for Dispute Resolution in Africa (IDRA))
College of law student indaba
Pluralisation of street policing
Other
Participated in a round-table event titled: Discussions on the future of compliance in the continent examined how Africa could emulate the US and its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) list and that of the EU. 3-6 July 2016. Cote D Voire.
Participated in a round-table event titled: Overcoming compliance challenges in Africa). 6 -8 March 2016. Accra, Ghana.