New Methods to Uncover Opioid Distribution Networks

Saturday, October 14, 2023

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST

Location: Room: 1B

Speaker(s)

Glenn Sterner, PhD

Assistant Professor
Penn State University Abington
Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
Aili Malm, PhD

Professor
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California, United States
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Darren Lance

Commander
Long Beach Police Department, California
Long Beach, California, United States
Andrew Hochstetler, PhD

Professor
Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa, United States
Joe Cruz Trevino

Criminalist, Firearms Analysis
New York Police Department, New York

This panel will feature new NIJ-funded methods and technological solutions to uncover opioid distribution networks in different settings—from ports, across highways, and in rural areas. Tools and intelligence gathering methods will be discussed and additional applications and relevance to other intelligence gathering practices will be considered. Representatives from partnering law enforcement agencies will discuss the significance of the research on practice.