Division 4.1.2 Project activities

The project will deploy staff from its field investigation teams to instruct at progressively more technical levels, encompassing:

1. (a)

   an introduction to weapon data collection, with reference to specific cases;

2. (b)

   basic weapon identification and effective weapon documentation techniques;

3. (c)

   evidence collection standard operating procedures and the evidentiary chain of custody;

4. (d)

   the requirements of long-range, regional, and international investigations;

5. (e)

   the implementation of the International Tracing Instrument;

6. (f)

   international weapon tracing and weapon tracing systems (notably Interpol and Europol);

7. (g)

   the use of ‘big data’ and trend analysis; and

8. (h)

   avenues for technical assistance (international) and law enforcement intervention.

These activities will be conducted alongside iTrace field investigations—including joint investigations (mentoring) conducted with national government authorities.