Tese para obtenção do Grau de Doutor apresentada à University of Technology, Sydney, tendo como orientador Claude Roux e outros. Ficheiro de 6,59 MB em formato PDF (264 p.).

Chapter 1. Introduction. 1.1 Forensic drug profiling: a tool for intelligence-led policing. 1.2 Ilicit drug situation in Australia. 1.3 Aims and objectives of the project. Chapter 2. Forensic process using the AFP as an organisational model. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The Australian Federal Police. 2.3 Description of each phase of the forensic intelligence process. 2.4 Conclusion. Chapter 3. The use of MDMA police seizures in a drug intelligence perspective. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 MDMA data. 3.3 Method. 3.4 Statistical analysis. 3.5 Results and discussion. 3.6 Conclusion. Chapter 4. The use of MA chemical profiling in an intelligence perspective. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 MA data. 4.3 Method. 4.4 Results and discussion. 4.5 General discussion. 4.6 Conclusion. Chapter 5. A general framework for forensic intelligence. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Rationale and method. 5.3 Induction of a general forensic intelligence framework. 5.4 Challenges and limitations associated with forensic intelligence. 5.5 Discussion and Conclusion. Chapter 6. General discussion and conclusions.