The Scope and Implications of a Tracing Mechanism for Small Arms ...
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In conclusion, let us recall that the rapid <strong>and</strong> efficient processing <strong>of</strong><br />
in<strong>for</strong>mation determines the success <strong>of</strong> police action. This is why it is<br />
important to establish a tracing mechanism that allows all these<br />
requirements to be satisfied.<br />
In this context, the development <strong>of</strong> new s<strong>of</strong>tware enabling extrinsic<br />
(<strong>for</strong>ensic intelligence) elements to be taken into account would take too<br />
much time. In the PGT context, collecting <strong>and</strong> analyzing existing data<br />
should allow tracing operations to be improved considerably. For this<br />
reason the development <strong>of</strong> study programmes that allow the data currently<br />
present in the various national registers to be identified <strong>and</strong> analysed is<br />
strongly encouraged. A study to this effect is currently being carried out in<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong>.<br />
Notes<br />
1<br />
K. Kramer, Legal Controls on <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Arms</strong> <strong>and</strong> Light Weapons in<br />
Southeast Asia, Occasional Paper No. 3, <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Arms</strong> Survey <strong>and</strong><br />
Nonviolence International Southeast Asia, 2001.<br />
2<br />
A. Gallusser, M. Bonfanti <strong>and</strong> F. Schütz, L’expertise des armes à feu et<br />
des éléments de munitions dans l'investigation criminelle, Presses<br />
polytechniques et universitaires rom<strong>and</strong>es, Lausanne, Switzerl<strong>and</strong>,<br />
2002.<br />
3<br />
Le Petit Larousse illustré, dictionnaire de la langue française, Larousse,<br />
Bordas, Paris, France, 1998.<br />
4<br />
<strong>The</strong> World Forum on the Future <strong>of</strong> Sport Shooting Activities, Defining<br />
“<strong>Small</strong> <strong>Arms</strong>” as they Pertain to “Firearms” <strong>for</strong> the 2001 UN Conference<br />
on <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Arms</strong>, Workshop, London, United Kingdom, 2001.<br />
5<br />
Ibid.<br />
6<br />
K. Kramer, op. cit. note 1.<br />
7<br />
P. George, “Analyse criminelle : recherche d’une logique derrière la<br />
criminalité”, Politeia (1), pp. 19-25, 1996.<br />
8<br />
J.P. Greco, Pattern Crimes—Firearms Trafficking En<strong>for</strong>cement<br />
Techniques, US Department <strong>of</strong> Justice, Federal Bureau <strong>of</strong> Investigation,<br />
1998.<br />
9<br />
L. Axon <strong>and</strong> S. Moyer, Etude exploratoire de l’utilisation d'armes à feu<br />
dans la perpétration d'infractions criminelles à Toronto, Ministère de la<br />
Justice du Canada, 1994.