TY - JOUR
T1 - The forensic intelligence continuum in the military context
AU - WILSON, Lauren Elizabeth
AU - GAHAN, Michelle
AU - Lennard, C.
AU - ROBERTSON, James
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a Secretary of Defence Fellowship, Australian Government Department of Defence.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Australian Academy of Forensic Sciences.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/1/2
Y1 - 2020/1/2
N2 - Law enforcement forensic intelligence is the accurate, timely and useful product of logically processing forensic case data for investigation and/or intelligence purposes and is, to some extent, an emerging discipline. In the military domain, intelligence has a long history and military organizations have forensic science capabilities. However, to date, military organizations have not formally implemented forensic intelligence models. Forensic science is an end-to-end process and forensic intelligence spans the continuum between forensic science informing law enforcement investigations or military intelligence through to prosecution in the criminal justice system. Hence, forensic intelligence can be consistent with military objectives and could be a valuable model for military organizations in the long-term. The purpose of this article is to review law enforcement forensic intelligence models and explore requirements for military forensic intelligence models. To achieve operational utility, a military forensic intelligence model needs to enable the provision of timely forensic intelligence to be fused with all-source intelligence. The right methodologies will preserve the forensic science rigor, which will balance the forensic intelligence needs with the criminal justice system standards. A principle-based approach to the development of a military forensic intelligence model can provide a flexible and adaptive model across the spectrum of military conflicts.
AB - Law enforcement forensic intelligence is the accurate, timely and useful product of logically processing forensic case data for investigation and/or intelligence purposes and is, to some extent, an emerging discipline. In the military domain, intelligence has a long history and military organizations have forensic science capabilities. However, to date, military organizations have not formally implemented forensic intelligence models. Forensic science is an end-to-end process and forensic intelligence spans the continuum between forensic science informing law enforcement investigations or military intelligence through to prosecution in the criminal justice system. Hence, forensic intelligence can be consistent with military objectives and could be a valuable model for military organizations in the long-term. The purpose of this article is to review law enforcement forensic intelligence models and explore requirements for military forensic intelligence models. To achieve operational utility, a military forensic intelligence model needs to enable the provision of timely forensic intelligence to be fused with all-source intelligence. The right methodologies will preserve the forensic science rigor, which will balance the forensic intelligence needs with the criminal justice system standards. A principle-based approach to the development of a military forensic intelligence model can provide a flexible and adaptive model across the spectrum of military conflicts.
KW - all-source intelligence
KW - criminal justice
KW - intelligence requirements
KW - principle-based approach
KW - System of systems
KW - timely
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U2 - 10.1080/00450618.2018.1459839
DO - 10.1080/00450618.2018.1459839
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046662002
SN - 0045-0618
VL - 52
SP - 3
EP - 15
JO - Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
JF - Australian Journal of Forensic Sciences
IS - 1
ER -