Associate Commissioner Julian Slater - Australian Federal Police - Building operational readiness...

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UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Operational Readiness through Forensic Rapid Response Capability Assistant Commissioner Julian Slater APM OAM

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Operational Readiness through Forensic Rapid Response Capability

Assistant Commissioner Julian Slater APM OAM

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Forensic Rapid Response Capability

Background

Case Study

Recent Developments

Future Direction

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Forensic Response

Scene control

Detection

Recording

Collection

Preliminary analysis

Scene reconstruction

Laboratory analysis

Evidence interpretation

Reporting

Increasinglydeployable technologies

Richer data

Faster turn around

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Changing Paradigm

Traditional approach

Lab centric

Linear process

Prosecution/courts focus (by definition)

Changing paradigm

Technology enabled

Parallel process

Forensic Intelligence

Disruptive effect

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Background to AFP Capability

Unique operating environment

Focus on field deployable capability

Mobile, flexible, scalable requirement

Development for domestic application

First fully utilised internationally in 2002 (not fully matured)

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Capability Requirement

Deployable

Very short notice (around 8hrs)

Not tied to vehicle platform

Commercial aircraft

OH&S/Chemicals/Regulation

Ruggedised

Reliable

Standards

Fit for purpose

Screening

Preliminary analysis

Sustainable

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Dependencies

Doctrine/planning

Relationships and partnerships

Uniform or complementary capabilities

Capacity building initiatives

Enabling agreements

Joint training and exercises

Quality

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Offshore Operational Deployment

Bali bombings 2002

Hotel Marriott Bombing (Jakarta) 2003

Australian Embassy bombing 2004

Indian Ocean Tsunami 2004

Second Bali Bombing 2005

Second Hotel Marriott Bombing (Jakarta) 2009

More recently

MH17 incident in the Ukraine

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Case Study – Bali Bombings 2002

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Bali Bombings 2002

Bali 2002 3 bombs

Sari Club: Vehicle borne IED – 1 tonne potassium chlorate device – suicide bomber

Paddy’s Pub: Explosive vest –suicide bomber

US Consulate: Small HE device –remotely detonated

202 dead including 88 Australians

Forensic Investigation and DVI Response

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Bali Bombings 2002

Bali 2002

AFP formally lead support agency to Indonesia National Police

AFP Forensic response to 46 separate scenes

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Bali Bombings 2002

Established fingerprint lab, explosive residue analysis lab, search rooms and DVI facilities (limited).

Evidential and intelligence product

Scene reconstruction from blast effect and examination of human remains

Confirmed suicide bomber scenario

Identified unusual explosives composition

Fingerprint and footprint identifications

Document examinations

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Recent Developments

Beyond field deployable capability

Rapid response not limited to the field

Enhanced triage/case consultation

Forensic Intelligence

National Rapid Lab

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Future Direction

Reach back to laboratory

New scientific capability?

Enabling technologies

Automated search tools

Biometrics

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Questions?

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