​Forensic Led Policing

Experience & Background
Services Offered
Ron Nichols was one of the primary architects of the successful redesign of a nationwide ballistic information network. His primary area of focus was on the implementation of more timely forensic-based strategies. In fulfillment of that, he:

  • Consulted with various police agencies nationwide to assess strategic resource allocation and crime gun intelligence strategies related to forensic-led policing efforts for firearm-related violence

  • Wrote customized procedures, processes, and policies allowing agencies to more effectively and efficiently process and exam firearm-related evidence providing valuable crime gun intelligence to investigators within 24 to 72 hours of an incident while meeting minimum ISO/IEC 17020 and 17025 requirements

  • Provided customized training to law enforcement and laboratory personnel in procedures and processes

  • As a result of efforts, several major cities are seeing unprecedented success in the identification and arrest of active shooters within their communities, reducing violent gun crime in appreciable numbers
Each agency and community are different, requiring a comprehensive approach that is customized to agency and community dynamics, demographics and needs. Services would include an assessment of current processes, procedures, policies, staffing and other resources along with community demographics to include the level of firearm-related crimes. Research would be performed to identify potential technological and manpower solutions as needed along with the potential for cross-jurisdictional strategies with neighboring communities. A comprehensive plan would be developed having short-term and longer-term strategies and goals to include identifying and implementing forensic, technological and resource needs for budgetary considerations.
 
As much as possible, the initial goal would be to use existing resources, reallocating them as needed for a more efficient and effective approach. In this way, processes can be tested and refined, showing success on a smaller scale before extending the plan to a larger scale in which additional resources may become necessary. It should be stressed that firearm-related crime has a significant cost to the local community which includes costs to deal with the consequence of such crime and the potential loss in the tax base resulting in a circle feeding the escalation of crime rather than deterring it. Often times, the solutions to preventing the next homicide or assault from happening are less than the costs of dealing with the consequences of that homicide or assault.
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