ǂThe ǂintegration of forensic intelligence within crime intelligence - comparing Slovenia and Malta

Bachelor's thesis Academic study programme Criminal Justice and Security

Taša Torbica (Author), Boštjan Slak (Mentor), Robert Praček (Co-mentor)

Abstract

Forensic intelligence represents a field where different crime scenes and their perpetrators are linked based on the various traces, forensic evidence, and other data obtained. These findings or links then help investigators carry out their activity more effectively, particularly when it comes to repetitive crime and organised crime. By linking different crimes based on forensic data, forensic intelligence presents a distinct field on its own, but it also serves as an additional source of information for crime intelligence. In this thesis, we tried to answer the question of integrating forensic intelligence into crime intelligence and the role of forensic case data in the latter. In addition, we were also interested in the situation regarding forensic intelligence in Slovenia and Malta. Through a review of the literature, mainly foreign, we have laid out the theoretical foundations of the key concepts. Due to the limited access to the necessary information on the topics under discussion in Slovenia and Malta, interviews were carried out to obtain the necessary information to compare the two countries. We have noted that defining key terms is a challenge, as they vary depending on the authors, languages, and countries. We further concluded that in the above-mentioned two countries, forensic intelligence is used as an additional tool in investigating crime, but to a limited extent. Considering the answers of the interviewees, we believe that the biggest problem in practice is the lack of communication between the relevant units or departments, which limits the use of forensic information from the very beginning of a criminal investigation. We also recommend that the basic concepts in the field of crime intelligence and forensic science should first be properly (and theoretically) defined, especially in Slovenia.

Keywords

forenzična analitika;kriminalističnoobveščevalna dejavnost;Slovenija;Malta;diplomske naloge;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2023
Typology:	2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis
Organization:	UM FVV - Faculty of Criminal Justice
Publisher:	[T. Torbica]
UDC:	343.983(043.2)
COBISS:	163407107
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Vključevanje forenzične analitike v kriminalističnoobveščevalno dejavnost - primerjava Slovenije in Malte
Secondary abstract:	Forenzična analitika predstavlja področje, kjer preiskovalci različne kraje kaznivih dejanj in storilce kaznivih dejanj povezujejo na podlagi pridobljenih različnih sledi, forenzičnih dokazov in drugih podatkov. Te ugotovitve oziroma povezave nato pripomorejo preiskovalcem k bolj učinkovitem preiskovanju predvsem ponavljajoče se množične kriminalitete in organizirane kriminalitete. S povezovanjem različnih kaznivih dejanj, na podlagi forenzični podatkov, forenzična analitika predstavlja samostojno področje, vendar pa je tudi dodaten vir informacij za kriminalističnoobveščevalno dejavnost. V zaključnem delu smo poskušali odgovoriti na vprašanje vključevanja forenzične analitike v kriminalističnoobveščevalno dejavnost ter vloge rezultatov forenzičnih preiskav v tej dejavnosti, prav tako pa nas je zanimalo stanje forenzične analitike v Sloveniji in na Malti. S pregledom literature, prevsem tuje, smo postavili teoretične okvirje ključnih konceptov. Zaradi omejenega dostopa potrebnih informacij o obravnavanem področju v Sloveniji in na Malti, smo z izvedbo intervjujev pridobili potrebne informacije za primerjavo med državama. Ugotovili smo, da že opredelitev ključnih terminov predstavlja težavo, saj se le-ti razlikujejo glede na avtorje, jezike in države. Nadalje smo prišli do zaključkov, da se v prej omenjenima državama, forenzično analitiko sicer uporablja kot dodatno orodje pri preiskovanju kaznivih dejanj, vendar ne v dovolj veliki meri. Glede na odgovore intervjuvancev ocenjujemo, da največji problem v praksi predstavlja slaba komunikacija med relevantimi enotami, kar omejuje uporabo forenzičnih informacij že na začetku kriminalistične preiskave. Menimo pa tudi, da bi najprej bilo potrebno (teoretično) definirati osnovne koncepte na področju kriminalističnoobveščevalne dejavnosti in forenzičnih znanosti, zlasti v Sloveniji.
Secondary keywords:	forenzična analitika;kriminalističnoobveščevalna dejavnost;diplomske naloge;Kriminalistika;Slovenija;Malta;Univerzitetna in visokošolska dela;
Type (COBISS):	Bachelor thesis/paper
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Fak. za varnostne vede, Ljubljana
Pages:	VII f., [61] str.
ID:	19896527