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A Prosecutor's Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes

The guidebook provides police, prosecutors and investigative agencies with guidance for the prosecution of incidents involving chemical or biological agents

Details

Publication date
15 July 2022
Authors
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments | Joint Research Centre
CBRN areas
Bio-safety/bio-securityDenying support for misuse and terrorismIllicit traffickingInvestigation and prosecutionLegal frameworkSafety and security
CBRN categories
ChemicalBiological
Publications for CBRN-EUP2P
CoE PublicationsCBRN resources

Description

This Guide aims to provide police, prosecutors, and relevant investigative agencies with guidance to support the successful prosecution of incidents involving the deliberate acquisition, stockpiling, production, transfers, or use of chemical or biological agents.

Developed by UNICRI with EU CBRN CoE support, it is the first in a series of CBRN forensics guidebooks aimed to advance guidance on policies, recommendations and best practices to enforce and build up forensics capabilities in the domain.

Prosecutor's Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes

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15 JULY 2022
A Prosecutor's Guide to Chemical and Biological Crimes
English
(4.06 MB - PDF)
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