Integrating Communication Interception Technology (CIT) within the Investigation of Organised Crime

• In Event: Organized Crime and Human Trafficking: Victims and the Criminal Justice Response

Abstract

The proposed paper will discuss the placement of CIT within the criminal investigative framework. It proposes a conceptual model for demonstrating how CIT in general, can be integrated into criminal investigations and intelligence operations. Ensuring intelligence is central, the model places CIT within an intelligence-led policing (ILP) platform, supporting the integration of tacit knowledge by way of an over-arching knowledge-managed policing philosophy. The model outlines 5 key elements: Intelligence Probe; Preliminary Investigation, Warrantless Inquiries, Warranted Inquiries and Post Operational Analysis. While conceptual, the model seeks to generate discussion on the merits of integrating CIT within an ILP platform, while endeavouring to balance an individuals right to privacy and the needs of the public interest.

Author

• Peter James Bell, Griffith University