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Future-proofing the law. A research manifesto Technologies are evolving increasingly faster. Criminals are equally fast to exploit technological change. Unfortunately, the law keeps lagging behind and seems unable to pre-empt these threats. The law is usually reactive, as it often responds to known problems rather than anticipating future ones. Moreover, lawmaking processes are notoriously slow. Therefore, new laws seeking to address emerging crime problems may be outdated by the time they come into effect. This article reviews some techniques to ‘future-proof’ the law by making it more proactive and resilient to change, with a view to setting a broader research agenda on this problem.