In this chapter, the term ‘intelligence’ is progressively integrated into the dominant conceptualizations that traditional forensic science laboratories implement in serving justice systems. Forensic intelligence thus expands the narrower scope of forensic science. The latter’s frame of reference eventually changes when its contribution to security studies and proactive styles of policing is envisaged. A generic forensic intelligence process is presented, which provides forensic science with a global framework demonstrating the possible collaboration between many new professions and forensic scientists who are interested in crime intelligence
