• 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   

Additional teaching tools

This section includes links to relevant teaching aides such as PowerPoint slides and video material, that could help the lecturer teach the issues covered by the Module. Lecturers can adapt the slides to their needs.

Videos

• INTERPOL’s video on Targeting Illicit Firearms - Operation Trigger ll (3:37 minutes)  » The second INTERPOL Operation on targeting illicit firearms trafficking in the Western Balkans is a good example of how international cooperation can support enhanced criminal justice response to firearms trafficking.
• SDGs and Illicit Arms Flows (2:53 minutes)  » Michael Douglas, UN Messenger of Peace, speaks about how disarmament and addressing illicit arms flow contribute to achieving peace and security - two of the key elements in reaching the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda.
• Illegal firearms and recovered weapons in the UK (4:06 minutes)  » BBC Home Affairs Correspondent Nick Beake presents a special report on illegal weapons in the UK and the possibilities that guns held by criminal gangs can end up in extremist terrorists hands.

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