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Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice; Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative; Five in 5—Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council

The Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council’s (CICC) Five in 5 is a snapshot of law enforcement and criminal intelligence-related articles, resources, and research that may be of interest to CICC members and partners working to improve the nation’s ability to develop and share criminal intelligence. 

The CICC’s mission—to advocate for and support state, local, and tribal law enforcement and homeland security agencies and personnel in their efforts to develop and share criminal intelligence for the promotion of public safety and the security of our nation—is important, contemporary, and essential.  Five in 5 is provided for your information and awareness as an effort to assist the criminal intelligence community in understanding trends, training, and activities that may impact law enforcement and criminal intelligence.  You are encouraged to share this e-mail with your association members, colleagues, department/organization personnel, and others, as appropriate. Please contact cicc@iir.com to submit an article for consideration in the CICC’s Five in 5.
 
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1. Social Network Analysis

Utilizing Social Network Analysis to Reduce Violent Crime (Webinar)
The growing field of network science examines how social connections influence a range of phenomena. This Webinar, sponsored by the Violence Reduction Network, explores how social network analysis (SNA) can be used to understand and guide gun violence prevention efforts.  The Webinar covers the basics of SNA, with the aim of providing a foundation for understanding how mapping human social networks can be used to better address violent crime.

The Webinar is available at https://vrnetwork.org/Home/ItemsOfInterest/VRNWebinars.
 
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2. Cybersecurity

Enhancing the Role of Fusion Centers in Cybersecurity
In recent years, the growing number and sophistication of threats to the nation’s cyber infrastructure have motivated governors to consider adding or expanding cybersecurity capabilities within state fusion centers.  Given that states play leading roles in promoting cybersecurity, using fusion centers as a way to enhance cybersecurity capabilities may be a practical solution to an emerging problem. 

The article is available at http://www.nga.org/cms/home/nga-center-for-best-practices/center-publications/page-hsps-publications/col2-content/main-content-list/enhancing-the-role-of-fusion-cen.html.
 
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3. Counterterrorism

F.B.I. Emphasizes Speed as ISIS Exhorts Individuals to Attack
In the past three months, the FBI has arrested and charged at least 25 people with having ties to the Islamic State or other terrorist groups, compared to 20 people arrested over the previous year, according to court records.  Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI say al Qaeda and the Islamic State sympathizers have repeatedly expressed a willingness to undertake small-scale attacks, such as stabbings and shootings, that require little planning.

The article is available at http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/28/us/fbi-emphasizes-speed-as-isis-exhorts-individuals-to-attack.html?_r=0.
 
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4. Intelligence-Led Corrections

Making the Shift to Intelligence-Led Corrections
Since September 11, 2001, there has been a need to utilize multiple methods of gaining intelligence across the country. Federal, state, and local agencies that were once reluctant to share information are now working more closely together. Though intelligence-led policing has centered on local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities may be able to provide information to assist law enforcement agencies in thwarting a potential attack or solving and preventing crime.

The article is available at http://inpublicsafety.com/2015/07
/making-the-shift-to-intelligence-led-corrections/?
utm_source=Corrections1&utm_medium=link&
utm_content=Intelligence&utm_campaign=Public%20Safety%20-%20LT%20-%20AMU.
 
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5. Information Sharing

Collaboration Targets South Monterey County Violence
The South Monterey County Violence Suppression Collaboration (SMCVSC) is designed to bring various law enforcement agencies in California together to share criminal intelligence and combat violence in the South Monterey County, California, jurisdiction.  The SMCVSC facilitates the sharing of intelligence to identify people believed to be involved in street gang violence and to take action against those people to help lower the violence in the area.

The article is available at http://www.thecalifornian.com/story/news/crime/
2015/07/21/collaboration-targets-south-monterey-county-violence/30491803/.
 
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Please contact cicc@iir.com to submit an article for consideration in the CICC’s Five in 5.