In Earth & Environment, students are required to look at the methods of detection of contraband being imported into Australia and hwo successful those methods are.
I have been searching in all the usual DVD supplier catalogues but cannot find anything. I have even emailed Australian Customs to ask.
Does anyone have a DVD that covers this topic? I fyou do can you send me details so I can purchase one.
THANK YOU
DVD on Detection of contraband by Customs
Re: DVD on Detection of contraband by Customs
Sorry I can't help you out.
A little bit of trivia though, I import jewellery to sell at a local market (hobby) I was importing bracelets from one country on a regular basis, the parcels were forever being opened with a leaflet inside from customs saying that illegal substances were detected but upon opening found to be clear. Makes you wondering what they were doing when they were putting the beaded bracelets together.
A little bit of trivia though, I import jewellery to sell at a local market (hobby) I was importing bracelets from one country on a regular basis, the parcels were forever being opened with a leaflet inside from customs saying that illegal substances were detected but upon opening found to be clear. Makes you wondering what they were doing when they were putting the beaded bracelets together.
Re: DVD on Detection of contraband by Customs
what about back copies of "border security' it screens on channel 7, and repeats on foxtel.?
Re: DVD on Detection of contraband by Customs
Speaking as someone who used to work for Customs, training the pooches, "Border Patrol" is your best bet, because someone has already gone through all the 1,000,000 permissions required to film officers on duty. 
And no, I can't give out details of how the dogs are trained. Sufficient to say that they don't feed babies to "tracker dogs" or bombs to "bomb dogs", and yet they find those respective things.
And frankly, having watched a dog detect TWO SEEDS out of 60,000 letters (not even exaggerating this time), I'd say dogs are almost THE most effective detection device, it's just that they have a finite beginning and end to their working life, and they're alive, so needs things like food, shelter etc.
And no, I can't give out details of how the dogs are trained. Sufficient to say that they don't feed babies to "tracker dogs" or bombs to "bomb dogs", and yet they find those respective things.
And frankly, having watched a dog detect TWO SEEDS out of 60,000 letters (not even exaggerating this time), I'd say dogs are almost THE most effective detection device, it's just that they have a finite beginning and end to their working life, and they're alive, so needs things like food, shelter etc.
Cheers, K 
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There was a really interesting doco (SBS I think) on the training of police sniffer dogs in the UK. It followed a dog and its hander through training and their final "exams", it was really interesting. Was on a while ago now though.And no, I can't give out details of how the dogs are trained.
Re: DVD on Detection of contraband by Customs
Yes, it's all about permissions.
