7. Conclusions Currently, different pieces of information belong to separate forensic science disciplines with little consideration given to their relation with the broader information management of the police and security [10]. Indeed, the current situation tends to restrain forensic scientists within their specialisation and reinforces the concept of centralised laboratories distant from and with no direct connections to police organisations [42]. The over-specialisation and the gap between forensic science and policing can be considered as obstacles in using the full potential of information conveyed by forensic case data through the development of a forensic intelligence framework. However, as demonstrated in [2] and here, forensic scientists should actively participate in the development of forensic intelligence models and also be responsible, in collaboration with other stakeholders, to define decision points that are crucial for a successful implementation of these models. The modelling and generalisation efforts conducted in [4] and continued here offer a baseline to address the many issues, challenges and decision points raised by the conception and operation of an efficient forensic intelligence function. These formalisation efforts are pivotal since they contribute to: