INTERPOL HANDBOOK ON DNA DATA EXCHANGE AND PRACTICE

• Have you considered an INTERPOL bulletin?• If you do a mass screen, have you put out a media statement as to why you will bedoing a mass screen?• Have you considered the likely effect on the suspect of such a media announcement?• If a mass screen - have you identified the staff with knowledge to set it up?• Have you identified the staff and resources necessary to put a mass screen in place?• Have you considered that if the screen goes on for some time there may come a timewhen a lot of pressure will be put on you to return these staff to other policing demands?• Are you satisfied that the house to house or whatever other means employed hasidentified all of the persons living and/or working in the area?• Have you considered persons living outside the area who only occasionally visit towork or socialize?• Are you satisfied that the suspect Scoring Matrix is correct and flexible?• Have you considered that the offender may be recorded as having a DNA profile, butit is not loaded to the DNA Database?• Have you considered that the suspect may have committed other offences in othercountries?• Have you considered that the offender may be on a DNA Database in another country?• Have you put in place an effective communication system between the enquiry andthe National DNA Database, for instance e-mails, fax, and 24hr nominated policeForensic Liaison Officer?• Have you ensured that a policy is in place to regularly review persons of interest whohave previously been researched and scored below the matrix threshold but may laterscore above it due to the parameters having been changed or new intelligence on thesubject?• Have you put in place a robust and reliable Refusals Policy?• Have you put in place a Death Policy?• Have you made up a list of FAQs and their answers for the swabbing teams?• Have you addressed the training issues required for staff?• Does everyone involved know their roles and responsibilities, i.e. job descriptions?• Have you considered taking DNA from other members of the charged person’sfamily to negate any familial defence that may be raised at trial?• Have you ensured that you and all others on the enquiry realize that this is aninvestigation that is best brought to fruition by teamwork involving Major CrimeTeams, CID, Uniform, forensic provider, media, public, etc?APPENDIX 4questions around an intelligence-led screen (ils)PAGE 95