The Police Foundation and its partners through its National Resource and Technical Assistance Center (NRTAC) for Improving Law Enforcement Investigations initiative have developed a series of templates on key local Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC) documents relevant to the development and activities of the local CGIC.   These templates were designed and developed by retired Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and prosecutor subject exerts, based off of existing CGIC materials already in use by high-performing local CGICs across the country.  These include a sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with all CGIC partners, a firearm recovery form, a National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) lead packet, and a gunshot detection door hanger.  The templates can be modified to fit specific agency needs.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) National Bulk Cash Smuggling Center (BCSC) identifies, investigates, and disrupts bulk cash smuggling activities around the world.  The center assists federal, state, tribal, local, and foreign law enforcement authorities in their efforts to restrict the flow of funding that supports criminal enterprises.  It provides real-time tactical intelligence and investigative support and expertise in the transportation and smuggling of bulk cash.  By contacting the BCSC, law enforcement officers gain access to financial investigative expertise that will help them better follow the money trail and seize and forfeit criminal proceeds.

The BCSC provides more than expertise and support. Qualified law enforcement agencies may participate in equitable sharing arrangements from assets seized during bulk cash smuggling investigations.  Those agencies will have access to investigative and forensic resources that may not be otherwise available.  The center also disseminates a weekly electronic newsletter, The C-Note, which contains information and trends related to bulk cash smuggling.

For further information on the BCSC or to sign up for C-Note, please contact the center at BCSC@dhs.gov or (866) 981-5332.  C-Note is also available on HSIN-Intel. 

The Center for Internet Security® (CIS) is home to both the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center® (MS-ISAC)—the go-to resource for cyberthreat prevention, protection, response, and recovery for U.S. state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities—and the Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center™ (EI-ISAC), which supports the cybersecurity needs of U.S. state, local, and territorial election offices.  CIS information is available on the IACP Law Enforcement Cyber Center (LECC) Website which contains a variety of information on cybersecurity best practices, tools, and threats. 

U.S. Attorney General (AG) Jeff Sessions recently announced the public release of a report produced by the AG’s Cyber-Digital Task Force.  The report provides a comprehensive assessment of the cyber-enabled threats confronting the nation and catalogs ways in which the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) combats those threats.  The AG established the task force within DOJ in February 2018 and charged the group with two basic tasks:  evaluate how DOJ is responding to global cyberthreats and how federal law enforcement can accomplish its mission in this area more effectively.  The released report addresses the first task.  It canvasses a wide spectrum of cyberthreats; defines the multifaceted challenges posed by cyber-enabled crime; describes DOJ’s work in detecting, deterring, and disrupting threats; explains how DOJ collaborates with other government departments and with the private sector to respond to cyber incidents; and explores how DOJ trains and maintains a skilled workforce.

Law enforcement officers face many hazards in the line of duty.  Though injuries from assaults and vehicular accidents are the most obvious dangers, stress, cardiovascular disease, depression, and suicide are also serious job-related risks.  Even more, these problems are more common than assaults and vehicular accidents and can have fatal consequences. 

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance formed the national Officer Safety and Wellness Group (OSWG) in 2011 to bring attention to the safety and wellness needs of law enforcement officers following a number of high-profile ambushes on police. 

In October 2017, the OSWG met to address these concerns, focusing on three main topics: (1) emotional health and organizational wellness, (2) officer suicide, and (3) felonious assaults on officers.  In addition to discussing current priorities, participants recommended a wide variety of steps to improve officer safety and wellness.  Among them were changes in organizational culture to lessen the stigma surrounding emotional distress, event response protocols for suicides, strategies to strengthen emotional resilience, and improved data collection related to felonious assaults.