PIES 2014 Workshop on Forensic DNA Data Exchange

BACKGROUND
Forensic DNA databases are potential sources of high-quality cross-national intelligence for law enforcement and judicial purposes, through the inference that two matching genetic profiles found in two different locations originate from the same person. However, despite the 2005 Prüm Treaty aimed at improving the automatic exchange of forensically-relevant data (such as genetic profiles), the 2008 European Union legislation requiring all Member States to participate in this exchange framework, and the successful participation of numerous countries, full implementation is proving more difficult than originally anticipated.

 

WHAT WE WILL DO
During this two-day workshop, academics and representatives of law-enforcement and judicial agencies from various corners of Europe will gather in Brussels to share their views on the potentials of Prüm for exchanging forensic DNA data between countries, the obstacles to this exchange and the solutions which facilitate it. On the first day, a series of short presentations will illustrate results from Prüm. Ample opportunities for discussion will be provided during the breaks, lunch and the diner at the Museum of Natural History. On the second day, short presentations and a round table will illustrate the obstacles to Prüm and solutions foreseen by different institutions. The PIES project is a European Commission co-funded project that aspires to stimulate the exchange of forensic DNA data under Prüm through several activities. This workshop is one of them.

 

PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Venue : Pacheco Center. Boulevard de Pachéco 13 Pachecolaan, 1000 Brussels
Participants : Participation is restricted to academics and representatives of law-enforcement or judicial agencies.

 

REGISTRATIONS ARE CLOSED

 

AGENDA - Wednesday, 25th of June

1

9:00 – 9:30
 30 min

REGISTRATION

2

9:30 – 9:35
 5 min

Welcome!
Jan De Kinder (Director-general NICC, chairman-designate ENFSI)

3

9:35 – 9:55
 20 min

A few words on the PIES project
Vanessa Vanvooren & Patrick Jeuniaux (NICC)

4

9:55 – 10:15
 20 min

Prüm and the Netherlands: an overview of the results
Kees van der Beek (NFI)

5

10:15 – 10:45
 30 min

An evaluation of the operational benefits of transnational DNA profile comparison in the Netherlands
Michèle Taverne & Ton Broeders (Universiteit Leiden)

6

10:45 – 11:15
 30 min

COFFEE BREAK 1

7

11:15 – 11:45
 30 min

Operational and strategic perspectives on the French DNA database
Mathilde Huet & Antony Leplingard (FNAEG)

8

11:45 – 12:15
 30 min

A DNA cartography of the Prüm hits between the Netherlands and the EU
Wim Bernasco (NSCR/Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Marre Lammers (NSCR), Kees van der Beek (NFI)

9

12:15 – 13:45
1 h 30 min

LUNCH & GROUP PHOTO

10

13:45 – 14:15
 30 min

A study of the false positives in the French DNA database and simulations
Mathilde Huet & Antony Leplingard (FNAEG)

11

14:15 – 14:45
 30 min

A statistical analysis of the Belgian DNA database
Patrick Jeuniaux (NICC)

12

14:45 – 15:05
 20 min

Introduction to the Be-Gen project: Understanding the operational, strategic, and political implications of the National Genetic Database
Bertrand Renard (NICC), Tom Vander Beken (Universiteit Gent), & Tom Decaigny (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)

13

15:05 – 15:35
 30 min

COFFEE BREAK 2

14

15:35 – 16:05
 30 min

Inter EU migration: Spatial diversity and crime impact across English Police Forces
Derek Johnson (Northumbria University)

15

16:05 – 16:35
 30 min

A picture of crime and its relation to EU migration
Anika Ludwig (Northumbria University)

16

16:35 – 17:05
 30 min

COFFEE BREAK 3

17

17:05 – 17:25
 20 min

Context: Development of further questions and interest points
Derek Johnson (Northumbria University)

18

17:25 – 17:55
 30 min

Conclusion of the day
Olivier Ribaux (Université de Lausanne)

19

17:55 – 18:55
1 h

BREAK

20

18:55 – 19:25
 30 min

TRAVEL TO THE MUSEUM

21

19:25 – 22:00
2 h 35 min

DINNER AT THE MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCES

AGENDA - Thursday, 26th of June
 

22

8:20 – 8:30
 10 min

REGISTRATION

23

8:30 – 8:35
 5 min

Introduction
Steven Limbourg (Belgian Justice Department)

24

8:35 – 8:55
 20 min

Prüm and the European Information Exchange Model (EIXM)
Markus Walter (European Commission)

25

8:55 – 9:15
 20 min

Europol products and processes (File analysis, SIENA & UMF2) and operational work
Pierre Van Renterghem (Europol)

26

9:15 – 9:35
 20 min

The role of Eurojust in the judicial follow-up of the Prüm hits
Leif Görts (Eurojust)

27

9:35 – 9:55
 20 min

Assessing forensic DNA reports in courts. A cross-national comparative view
Ángeles Gutierrez Zarza (Eurojust)

28

9:55 – 10:25
 30 min

COFFEE BREAK 1

29

10:25 – 10:40
 15 min

The long and rocky road to Prüm – An update on the Belgian situation
Beatrijs Vanhooydonck, Morgane Kempenaers, Lander Robays, Patrick Jeuniaux & Vanessa Vanvooren (INCC)

30

10:40 – 10:55
 15 min

The Belgian National Unit responsible for managing the Prüm Hit follow-up process
Cédric Visart de Bocarmé (Belgian Federal Prosecution Office)

31

10:55 – 11:15
 20 min

A survey of the Follow-up Process after a Prüm DNA hit
Gary Linton & Nicholas Apps (SCJS)

32

11:15 – 11:30
 15 min

Networking the exchange of forensic DNA data in Spain: the NETDNAMATCH project
María José Farfán (Institut Nacional de Toxicología y Ciencias Forenses)

33

11:30 – 12:00
 30 min

Round table: best practices, models, and future action for Prüm Forensic DNA data exchanges
Vanessa Vanvooren & Patrick Jeuniaux (NICC)

34

12:00 – 13:00
1 h

LUNCH & GROUP PHOTO

35

13:00 – 13:20
 20 min

Prὒm, Forensic DNA and Public Policy
Tim Wilson (Northumbria University)

36

13:20 – 13:40
 20 min

The Swiss situation concerning the comparison of DNA data within Prüm and other frameworks
Rolf Hallauer (Federal Swiss Police)

37

13:40 – 13:55
 15 min

The EMPACT operation and the Survey on forensic intelligence
Pierre Van Renterghem (Europol)

38

13:55 – 14:10
 15 min

SOCTA & Integrating the PIES results in the EU Policy Cycle
Tamara Schotte (Europol)

39

14:10 – 14:40
 30 min

COFFEE BREAK 2

40

14:40 – 15:00
 20 min

Using DNA traces to study offending behavior
Marre Lammers (NSCR)

41

15:00 – 15:20
 20 min

The UK Prüm Fingerprint Evaluation (UKPFE) Project
Gary Linton (SCJS), Tim Wilson & Chris Wood (Northumbria University)

42

15:20 – 15:50
 30 min

Conclusions of the workshop
Ton Broeders (Universiteit Leiden)

43

 

END OF THE WORKSHOP