• E4J University Module Series: Firearms

• Module 8: Criminal Justice Response

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • International and national legal framework
  • Firearms related offences
  • Role of law enforcement
  • Firearms as evidence
  • Use of special investigative techniques
  • International cooperation and information exchange
  • Prosecution and adjudication of firearms trafficking
  • Summary
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in April 2020
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

Student assessment

This section provides a suggestion for a post-class assignment for the purpose of assessing students’ understanding of the Module. Suggestions for pre-class or in-class assignments are provided in the Exercises section.

The following assignment is proposed to be completed within two weeks after a lecture on this Module has been attended: Write a follow-up essay of approximately 1,000 words to answer the following question:

• What are the tools and instruments used to combat firearms crime and the trafficking of illicit firearms, and what challenges are faced by those working in the criminal justice system?

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