Ecole des Sciences Criminelles, University of Lausanne, Switzerland; Federal Office of Police, Bern, Switzerland.
Federal Office of Police, Bern, Switzerland.
Sci Justice. 2024 Mar;64(2):202-209. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2024.01.003. Epub 2024 Feb 1.
The serial character of document fraud and its connection to organised crime groups who produce, sell and/or use fraudulent documents is a challenge for security and crime fighting. As a response, the added value of forensic intelligence is increasingly recognised. Using a forensic profiling method and a dedicated system deployed in Switzerland, document examiners can detect series (i.e., documents that share a common source) of fraudulent documents conveniently and efficiently. This detection can trigger or orientate investigations, supports crime intelligence efforts, and facilitates cross-jurisdictional cooperation. This study aims to assess the suitability of the forensic profiling system for international purpose and the efficiency of the method to detect cross-border series. The forensic profiling system has been deployed in France in the framework of a cross-border pilot project conducted by the School of Criminal Justice from the University of Lausanne and the French National Police (Division Nationale de Lutte contre la Fraude Documentaire et à l'Identité) over the period July 2019-May 2020. Data from the Swiss and French forensic profiling systems were compared to each other to detect cross-border series. The study sought to create operating conditions as close as possible to the real-life conditions of the profiling systems. The results are extremely positive both quantitatively and qualitatively. They demonstrate the benefit of setting up a systematic exchange of forensic data issued from profiling systems for fraudulent identity documents between France and Switzerland, let alone between any other countries. The results open up a very promising prospect for a sustained operational implementation by the police services of both countries and the extension of the exchanges internationally.
文件欺诈的系列性及其与制作、销售和/或使用伪造文件的有组织犯罪集团的联系，是对安全和打击犯罪的挑战。作为回应，法医情报的附加值越来越受到认可。使用法医分析方法和专门在瑞士部署的系统，文件检验员可以方便、有效地检测伪造文件的系列（即共享共同来源的文件）。这种检测可以触发或指导调查，支持犯罪情报工作，并促进跨国界合作。本研究旨在评估法医分析系统用于国际目的的适宜性以及该方法检测跨境系列的效率。该法医分析系统已在法国部署，作为洛桑大学刑事司法学院和法国国家警察（国家打击文件欺诈和身份识别部）在 2019 年 7 月至 2020 年 5 月期间进行的跨境试点项目的一部分。瑞士和法国法医分析系统的数据被相互比较，以检测跨境系列。该研究旨在尽可能创造与分析系统实际运行条件相似的操作条件。结果在数量和质量上都非常积极。它们证明了在法国和瑞士之间建立有系统地交流分析系统针对伪造身份文件发出的法医数据的好处，更不用说在任何其他国家之间了。这些结果为两国警方服务的持续运作实施以及在国际上扩大交流开辟了非常有希望的前景。
