This section provides users links to various government publications relating to intelligence, including laws that may affect intelligence collection, storage, and dissemination and technology publications that address intelligence systems. Also included in this section are publications regarding general criminal justice information.
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Reducing Crime Through Intelligence-Led Policing serves to demonstrate the value of ILP in improving agency operations. The purpose of this document is to illustrate, to agencies across the US, successful crime reduction efforts by law enforcement agencies using intelligence-led policing.
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The booklet Law Enforcement Analytic Standards discusses the standards created by the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) as a result of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) recommendations. The analytic standards consist of 25 standards that explain the requirements of agencies to adopt the minimum standards for intelligence-led policing in order to support the development of sound, professional, and analytical products (intelligence). The standards are composed of educational standards and intelligence process standards, as well as testimony, data-source attribution, and feedback standards.
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Role of State and Local Law Enforcement in First Amendment Events
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Designed to serve as a pocket-sized reference card for line officers who are responding to a First Amendment-protected event and provides an overview of their roles and responsibilities, as well as an overview of the rights of the participants of First Amendment-protected events.
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Recommendations for First Amendment-Protected Events for State and Local Law Enforcement
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Provides guidance and recommendations to law enforcement agency personnel in understanding their roles and responsibilities in First Amendment-protected events. This guidance document is divided into three stages: Pre-Event, Operational, and Post-Event, with each stage identifying the recommended actions of law enforcement. The resource also provides an overview of how fusion centers can support law enforcement in its public safety mission in regards to these types of events.
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The U.S. DOJ’s Global Advisory Committee, its working groups, and partner organizations have developed many valuable resources to assist practitioners in improving agency operations and criminal intelligence sharing efforts. However, to centrally locate these resources in an easily accessible format/venue and provide a single reference to “all things intelligence” is an ongoing goal and challenge. The Criminal Intelligence Resources Guide (“Guide”) was created to address this need. This compendium of intelligence products was prepared under the guidance of the Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council (CICC) and its research arm, the Global Intelligence Working Group, providing a well-balanced approach not only to the content and organization of the Guide itself but to the many resources included. While the Guide does not claim to be the all-encompassing intelligence resource, it does aim to capture a valuable representation of the related tools available to the justice community. This is a “living document,” and persistent efforts will be employed to continually update it as new resources are identified.
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Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Compliance Verification for the Intelligence Enterprise
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This document assists agencies in determining whether they are in compliance with applicable privacy-related policies, procedures, rules, and guidelines. The document includes a suggested methodology for conducting the review of an agency's intelligence enterprise and identifies the high-liability areas of concern that should be included when performing the review. The document also contains a suggested list of questions to answer when conducting the compliance process but may not cover all laws, policies, and procedures that are applicable to a particular state or agency.
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This document serves as an overview for implementing the Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) framework within a law enforcement agency and provides insight regarding the challenges of ILP implementation. Law enforcement executives can use this document as a resource to assist in the successful implementation of the ILP framework within their agency.
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The purpose of this document is to provide a methodology for fusion center directors and managers to facilitate technology planning and to provide a practical perspective on the value of technology as an enabler to the fusion center mission. This document has been developed to work in conjunction with other fusion center technology information resources.
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The purpose of this document is to provide a tool to fusion center directors/managers to assist with understanding and implementing the fundamental business requirements of the center and planning for the underlying components for each of the business processes the particular fusion center is or will be undertaking (e.g., SAR process, training, and statewide incident analysis).
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The purpose of this document is to provide fusion center leaders—in particular, senior technology managers—with guidance on how information, technology infrastructure, applications, performance metrics, and business processes align with the core business capabilities of a fusion center. Leaders can use this document to assist in formulating a strategic technology vision and plan for their centers and to support sound investment and technology selection decisions within such a plan. The document accomplishes this purpose largely by referencing existing guidelines and recommendations published by the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), DHS, and PM-ISE. The intent is to link the existing work into a cohesive, more usable framework for fusion center decision making.
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Annual Report to the Congress on the Information Sharing Environment—June 2008
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This second Annual Report to the Congress on the Information Sharing Environment (ISE) is submitted in accordance with requirements in Section 1016(h) of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, as amended. This report describes the state of the ISE, highlights areas where there has been measurable progress in improving information sharing, and demonstrates the value of the ISE to the nation’s broader counterterrorism mission.
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The Strategy was developed with the understanding that homeland security information, terrorism information, and law enforcement information related to terrorism can come from multiple sources and all levels of government, as well as from private sector organizations and foreign sources. Federal, state, local, and tribal government organizations use such information for multiple purposes. In addition to traditional law enforcement uses, such information is used to (1) support efforts to prevent terrorist attacks; (2) develop critical infrastructure protection and resilience plans; (3) prioritize emergency management, response, and recovery planning activities; (4) devise training and exercise programs, and (5) determine the allocation of funding and other resources for homeland security-related purposes. Issued October 2007.
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An updated National Strategy for Homeland Security will serve to guide, organize, and unify our nation's homeland security efforts. It builds on the first National Strategy for Homeland Security, issued in July 2002, and complements both the National Security Strategy issued in March 2006 and the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism issued in September 2006. It reflects the increased understanding of the threats confronting the United States, incorporates lessons learned from exercises and real-world catastrophes, and articulates how to ensure our long-term success by strengthening the homeland security foundation. Issued October 2007.
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Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Creating Performance
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This Tech Guide provides law enforcement and justice agencies with background information and a structured process for measuring and managing performance. It is not just about measuring the impact of a particular program. It addresses a) establishing precise, measurable priorities and objectives; b) measuring progress in determining priorities, achieving objectives, and realizing value in real terms; c) providing incentives, establishing accountability, and ensuring that programs and operations are strategically focused and tactically implemented and monitored to achieve the results intended; and d) incorporating ongoing performance measurement into the fundamental structure and management of operations of law enforcement and justice agencies. This Tech Guide is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
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This Tech Guide, prepared by SEARCH, is intended to provide strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for developing and implementing information technology security policies. It offers a straight-forward approach to help law enforcement agencies through an often complex process and provides a framework to gauge the performance and effectiveness of these policies. This Tech Guide is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
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This Tech Guide, prepared by SEARCH, is designed to provide background on communications interoperability and tools to carry out technology initiatives that make this interoperability possible. The Tech Guide, which is endorsed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFECOM Program, is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
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This user-friendly Tech Guide, prepared by SEARCH, offers strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for successful information technology planning and implementation for small and rural police agencies. The Tech Guide is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
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This user-friendly guide, prepared by SEARCH, offers strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for successful information technology planning, implementation, and management. The Tech Guide is funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
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Sharing Criminal Record Information Among New Mexico
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This Policy Issue Brief discusses a groundbreaking effort by the state of New Mexico and three Indian nations—the Pueblos of Acoma, Laguna, and Zuni—to improve criminal record information sharing across tribal, state and federal jurisdictions, through forging new partnerships with the common goal of improving public safety.
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The documents in this compilation are intended to serve as a library of resources for practitioners undertaking information sharing efforts. The components of this library include Integration in the Context of Justice Information Systems: A Common Understanding; Governance Structures, Roles and Responsibilities; Roadmap for Integrated Justice: A Guide for Planning and Management; and Measuring the Success of Integrated Justice: A Practical Approach.
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This document provides guidelines for Global Justice XML Data Model (GJXDM) implementation, reference architecture, and best practices for the novice as well as the experienced practitioner.
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Lebanon: The Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict analyzes the current conflict between Israel and two U.S. State Department-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs), the Lebanese Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah and the radical Palestinian Hamas organization. This report discusses the implications for regional stability, Syrian influence in Lebanon and calls for meaningful Lebanese independence, Iranian regional aspirations and its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, and energy security.
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Homeland Security and the Analysis of Foreign Intelligence discusses the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Counterterrorist Center (CTC) and its role in the intelligence community. This article examines what is required by the CIA to become a CTC analyst. The roles of a CTC analyst include, but are not limited to, monitoring incoming intelligence, analyzing intelligence, producing finished intelligence, and disseminating finished intelligence to the intelligence community.
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Open CRS (Congressional Research Service), a project of the Center for Democracy and Technology, provides citizens access to Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports that are in the public domain and encourages Congress to provide public access to all CRS reports.
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report "The SAFE Acts of 2005: H.R. 1526 and S. 737—A Sketch" discusses these two acts. The acts address many of the same issues including the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) wiretaps, delayed notification of “sneak-and-peek” search warrants, library and similar exemptions from FISA tangible item orders and communications related to national security letters, the definition of “domestic terrorism,” and expansion of the sunset provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act.
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The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis
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The Congressional Research Service (CRS) report "The Director of National Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis" discusses the 9/11 Commission recommendations to improve the quality of intelligence analysis. The CRS report examines the key recommendation of the establishment of a Director of National Intelligence (DNI) position to manage the national intelligence effort, serve as the principal intelligence adviser to the President, and coordinate communitywide intelligence estimates.
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Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight
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The report "Federal Counter-Terrorism Training: Issues for Congressional Oversight" is an overview of the major training activities and facilities of the federal departments and agencies that provide counter-terrorism training. This report identifies some of the issues associated with the training, including possible duplication of federal counter-terrorism training programs; determination of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) counter-terrorism training priorities; and possible redundancy and coordination of DHS counter-terrorism training programs.
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Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders
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The guide Electronic Crime Scene Investigation: A Guide for First Responders is intended for use by law enforcement and other responders who have the responsibility for protecting an electronic crime scene and for the recognition, collection, and preservation of electronic evidence. This guide discusses dealing with electronic evidence, general forensic and procedural principles, and handling of electronic evidence at the crime scene, as well as the identification of computer experts in the area.
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The study "National Assessment of Technology and Training for Small and Rural Law Enforcement Agencies (NATTS): A Descriptive Analysis" provides an assessment of the technological capabilities and training needs for small/rural law enforcement organizations, including what technology is currently being used, as well as the barriers to receiving the appropriate technology and training.
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BRB Publications, Inc. (BRB), provides links to free government searchable sites as well as some nongovernment sites. BRB Publications, Inc., maintains a series of databases with profiles of over 26,000 government and private entities involved with public record access.
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The National Archive of Criminal Justice Data (NACJD) preserves and distributes computerized crime and justice data from state and federal agencies and investigator-initiated research projects to users for secondary statistical analysis. The NACJD is supported by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) in the U.S. Department of Justice. The central mission of NACJD is to facilitate and to encourage research in the field of criminal justice through the preservation and sharing of computerized data resources and through the provision of specialized training in quantitative analysis of crime and justice data. NACJD assists in identification of appropriate criminal justice data collections on specific topics, custom subsetting of selected data files through the online data analysis system, and the retrieval and use of files obtained from the archive.
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A Guide for Applying Information Technology in Law Enforcement
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A Guide for Applying Information Technology in Law Enforcement is intended to help law enforcement practitioners plan and implement information system upgrades and address connectivity and data sharing issues. This guide offers the law enforcement community a description of what information system technologies are currently available and information to help determine how to incorporate them into an agency’s day-to-day business. It also explains the functions that technology solutions provide, shows how they can be integrated, and provides key considerations in developing an implementation plan and a procurement strategy. This guide is organized around the key components of an information technology project plan, specifically application software, network/hardware, and mobile data computing. This guide also provides pointers on developing a Request for Proposal and evaluating the responses.
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Accelerated Information Sharing for Law Enforcement (AISLE) Using Web Services
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According to the report "Accelerated Information Sharing for Law Enforcement (AISLE) Using Web Services," information sharing is the defining principle for public safety, and Web services is the technology best positioned to facilitate sharing and lower costs. This report discusses how, under the AISLE Project, Nlets—The International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network provides a network for criminal justice information exchange and defines new standards based upon Extensible Markup Language (XML) and Web services.
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"Information Sharing for Homeland Security: A Brief Overview" reviews some of the principal existing homeland security information sharing arrangements, as well as some projected arrangements for homeland security information sharing, and discusses related policy, evaluations, and proposed legislation.
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The National Criminal Justice Reference Service’s (NCJRS) resources are available to individuals interested in crime and public safety. NCJRS offers reference and referral services to answer questions about crime and justice-related research, policy, and practice. NCJRS can offer statistics and referrals, discuss publications, compile information packages, search for additional resources, and provide other technical assistance. NCJRS also provides information about new publications, grants and funding opportunities, and other news and announcements, as well as hosting the criminal and juvenile justice libraries and the NCJRS Abstracts Database. The collection, encompassing information from the early 1970s to the present, contains more than 180,000 publications, reports, articles, and audiovisual products from the United States and around the world. These resources include statistics, research findings, program descriptions, congressional hearing transcripts, and training materials.
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The Investigators' Guide to Sources of Information provides narratives on what types of information can be found through local, state, and federal agencies such as the tax collector, public schools, and clerk of courts. The guide also provides information on directories and reference sources including the congressional directory, as well as electronic databases like the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) and National Automated Immigration Lookout System (NAILS).
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The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 is intended to improve the intelligence, intelligence community, and intelligence-related activities of the United States government, including the prevention and prosecution of terrorism, border security, and international cooperation and coordination.
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A Framework for Justice Information Sharing: Service-Oriented Architecture(SOA)
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A Framework for Justice Information Sharing: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) recommends adoption of SOA and describes its application in the criminal justice community. The requirements and logistics essential for implementing SOA, such as software, hardware, structure, and design; consideration of lessons and developments of the public and private sector; and the evolution of design technology, are explained in this document. This document also explains several issues including services provided, standards, interagency agreements, registries, security, privacy, and data quality.
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This Web site discusses the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative (Global) Justice Extensible Markup Language (XML) Data Model (Global JXDM), which is a comprehensive product that includes a data model, a data dictionary, and an XML schema. The Global JXDM is an XML standard designed specifically for criminal justice information exchanges, providing law enforcement, public safety agencies, prosecutors, public defenders, and the judicial branch with a tool to effectively share data and information in a timely manner. Today, more than 50 law enforcement and justice-related projects have been implemented utilizing the Global JXDM.
Supplementary Materials Available:
- Announcing the Newest Global JXDM Release, Version 3.0.2
- Case Study: Using XML for Alaska Criminal Justice Data Exchange
- DHS Adopts Global JXDM for Homeland Security IT Projects
- Global Justice XML Data Model Executive Overview
- Global Justice XML Standard Adopted in Arizona
- Global JXDM for Juvenile Justice
- Global JXDM Schema Subset Generation Tool Now Available
- Global JXDM Workshop Training Materials Now Available Online
- Pennsylvania’s JNET Crafts a Robust Online Driver History Record Tool Using Global Justice XML
- Press Release—3.0 Operational Release
- Press Release—GJXDM Listserv AAG Announcement
- SLGCP 'FY05 Homeland Security Grant Program' Requiring Global JXDM for Projects Using XML
- Workshop Develops Global JXDM Reference Exchange Documents for Courts
- Announcing the Newest Global JXDM Release, Version 3.0.2