TY - JOUR
PY - 2022//
TI - Forensic intelligence-led prevention of drug-facilitated sexual assaults
JO - Forensic science international
A1 - Prego-Meleiro, Pablo
A1 - Garcia-Ruiz, Carmen
A1 - Sanz-Pareja, Miguel
A1 - Recalde Esnoz, Irantzu
A1 - Quintanilla, M. Gloria
A1 - Montalvo, Gemma
SP - e111373
EP - e111373
VL - 337
IS -
N2 - This work explores the potentially broader contribution of forensic science to preventive public health through the proactive view promoted by forensic intelligence. For that purpose, a new working framework is applied as a strategic tool that channelizes forensic intelligence in a more understandable and didactic way for decision-makers, guiding preventive crime processes. Concretely, the implementation of this operational framework focuses on preventing drug-facilitated sexual assaults in the nightlife context. Through a two-stage research scheme, the working framework is used as a study tool for understanding this violent phenomenon and as a strategic thinking and action platform for overcoming it. Forensic intelligence-guided actions significantly enhanced institutional and direct support facing this specific form of sexual violence. Awareness messages targeting potential assailants, witnesses, and victims reached more than half a thousand students from the university and pre-university education through a preventive intervention within the educational system. Moreover, the inter-professional dialogue between forensic science and other health, security, and education disciplines shows the broader proactive role of forensic science beyond the traditional retroactive view limited to courtrooms and intelligence-led policing. This study demonstrates as forensic intelligence becomes applicable for civilians, who participate as decision-makers in intelligence-led preventive processes, anticipating the need for intervention by police and judicial authorities. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0379-0738
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111373
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