From: Crime script analysis of the illegal sales of spiny-tailed lizards on YouTube
Stage | Steps and Options | Spatial | Temporal | People/actors |
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Phase: poaching | ||||
Preparation Description of the planning and preparation that is required for the activity to occur | • What tools or equipment are acquired (if any) to capture the lizards? • Are lizards captured to fulfill orders from buyers? • How are locations for selecting lizards determined? • Are lizards from some geographical areas more valuable than others? • Is there a seasonal preference (time of year) or time of day preference for capturing the lizards? • What suppliers are used to obtain the necessary equipment or tools? • Are there co-offenders involved? • Is professional help required to carry out the poaching? | |||
Pre-activity These are the actions taken to establish or awaits condition under which the crime can be committed | • Is extensive travel to poaching locations required? • Does it require setting traps to capture the lizards? • How are lizards transported once captured? • Are efforts made to evade detection by law enforcement or government? | |||
Activity The action taken to fulfil the goal of the offender. Obviously, the poaching event has already taken place as soon as the animal is killed | • What can be said about this actual activity? • How are they captured and handled? | |||
Post-activity Description of the activities that occur immediately after the activity itself, and that need to occur to exit the activity | • Are the lizards kept live or killed at once? • How are they handled before they are transported to the oil extraction location? • How are the lizards or fat sold? • What payment system(s) are used? • How do poachers communicate with purchasers? | |||
Phase: oil production | ||||
Preparation Description of the planning and preparation that is required for the activity to occur | • Are special tools required to extract the oil? If so, what are these and is there any indication about how these are acquired? • Are other ingredients acquired to be used in the process? • Are lizard oil products made to order for particular buyers? Or is a lizard oil supply made and producers attempt to sell their stock? • What type of location is needed for oil production? | |||
Pre-activity These are the actions taken to establish or awaits condition under which the crime can be committed | • How complex is the production of the oil and what additional pre-activities are required to carry it out? • Are efforts made to evade detection by law enforcement or government? | |||
Activity The action taken to fulfil the goal of the offender | • How is the oil extracted? • What is the lizard oil production process? • How much product is made at one time? • Do producers make efforts to avoid detection by law enforcement or government? | |||
Post-activity Description of the activities that occur immediately after the activity itself, and that need to occur to exit the activity | • How is the oil stored? • Does it require special handling? How is it packaged? • What brand names and/or logos are used? • Where is packaged? • How are packaging materials obtained? • How is the packaging paid for? | |||
Phase: oil sale | ||||
Preparation Description of the planning and preparation that is required for the activity to occur | • What steps are taken to prepare for the marketing of the product? (e.g., labels acquired, bottles?, online advertisements, recording of the promotional videos, etc.) • What animals or animal products are displayed–dead or alive? • What information is given about how lizards are obtained? • What lizard oil production process is demonstrated (if any)? • What lizard oil products are advertised/displayed? • What brand names/logos/packaging are displayed for product? • How much of the product(s) is displayed? • What benefits of the oil are being advertised/promised? • What country is the video made in? • What language(s) spoken? • What type of location where the video is recorded (outdoors, store, home?) • Who appears in the video? • How many individuals are in the video? (include roles and names, if any) | |||
Pre-activity These are the actions taken to establish or awaits condition under which the crime can be committed | • How do the vendors communicate with their potential buyers? • Are certain types of buyers targeted? • How active are they in responding to buyer comments/inquiries? • How openly does all this activity take place? • What platforms are used to sell products (e.g., Facebook, IG, etc.)? • Do sellers use Dark web sites or platforms? • Are sellers taking steps to evade detection by law enforcement or government? | |||
Activity The action taken to fulfil the goal of the offender | • How is the sale initiated? • Does the vendor talk about the easiness of payment (even if it to international buyers)? For example, do they talk about a PayPal account that can be used to pay, a direct bank transfer? • Any other discussion of a third-party vendor? • Do they also mention other sites (e.g., Etsy?) that the buyers can find their products on? • What is the price for advertised lizard oil product? • What payment platforms are used to sell products? • What communication methods are offered between seller and buyer? • What phone number, email address, or other contact info for the seller is supplied to potential buyers? • Are sellers offering other products besides lizard oil? • Do online sellers have physical stores to sell same products? | |||
Post-activity Description of the activities that occur immediately after the activity itself, and that need to occur to exit the activity | • How are the products shipped? • Do sellers make efforts to disguise contents of shipment? • Can products be returned? • Do buyers post reviews? |