Integrating forensic information in a crime intelligence database

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Title
Integrating forensic information in a crime intelligence database
Journal
Forensic Science International
Author(s)
Rossy Q., Ioset S., Dessimoz D., Ribaux O.
ISSN
1872-6283
ISSN-L
0379-0738
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2013
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
230
Number
1-3
Pages
137-146
Language
english
Abstract
Since 2008, Intelligence units of six states of the western part of Switzerland have been sharing a common database for the analysis of high volume crimes. On a daily basis, events reported to the police are analysed, filtered and classified to detect crime repetitions and interpret the crime environment. Several forensic outcomes are integrated in the system such as matches of traces with persons, and links between scenes detected by the comparison of forensic case data. Systematic procedures have been settled to integrate links assumed mainly through DNA profiles, shoemarks patterns and images.
A statistical outlook on a retrospective dataset of series from 2009 to 2011 of the database informs for instance on the number of repetition detected or confirmed and increased by forensic case data. Time needed to obtain forensic intelligence in regard with the type of marks treated, is seen as a critical issue. Furthermore, the underlying integration process of forensic intelligence into the crime intelligence database raised several difficulties in regards of the acquisition of data and the models used in the forensic databases. Solutions found and adopted operational procedures are described and discussed. This process form the basis to many other researches aimed at developing forensic intelligence models.
Keywords
Forensic intelligence, forensic case data, crime analysis, crime intelligence, database
Open Access
Yes
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20/08/2019 13:49
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