Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council's Five in Five The Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council’s (CICC) Five in 5 is a collection of resources that may be of interest to law enforcement and homeland security partners working to improve the nation’s ability to develop and share criminal intelligence. The Five in 5 highlights promising practices, case studies, and success stories and identifies products, reports, training, and toolkits to build, implement, and enhance a criminal intelligence capability. 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 a success story or resource for consideration in the CICC’s Five in 5. ResourceStatistics Collection Tool—Helping Tell Law Enforcement’s Story of Going DarkLaw enforcement agencies need evidence to make a case, but advancements in communications services and technologies, otherwise referred to as “Going Dark,” are increasingly hampering their ability to collect evidence. Law enforcement is often called upon to describe the nature and scope of the impact of advanced communications technologies. In response to this growing issue, several individual agencies, prosecutor offices, and law enforcement associations worked with the National Domestic Communications Assistance Center (NDCAC) to develop a Statistics Collection Tool to better quantify the full impact of advanced communications methods on investigations and cases. The statistics and examples collected by the Tool will be shared with the law enforcement community when the loss of access to digital evidence with policymakers and legislators is discussed. Various types of information can be submitted with the Statistical Collection Tool, such as the story of how the inability to collect evidence impacted an investigation. This story puts the impact into context and shows real-life implications of the lack of access to evidence. For more information about the Statistics Collection Tool or to start using the Tool, please contact the NDCAC Technical Resource Group at (855) 306-3222 or via e-mail at AskNDCAC@ic.fbi.gov. From the Field Arizona State University’s Incidence of Identified Sex Trafficking Victims in Arizona ReportHuman trafficking is a crime in the United States and, as such, is hidden from plain sight, making the estimation of the size of the problem complex and rife with error. Tremendous pressure has been placed on the human trafficking research community to provide an estimate of the sex trafficking victims in the United States. In an effort to identify how many sex-trafficked persons were identified in Arizona during 2015 and 2016, Arizona State University’s Office of Sex Trafficking Intervention Research published a community-driven project report entitled Incidence of Identified Sex Trafficking Victims in Arizona: 2015 and 2016. This report includes information from more than 30 agencies in Arizona that identify, intervene, or provide services to sex trafficking victims. From the FieldTestimony of Lieutenant Joseph M. Flynn to the Congressional Committee on Homeland SecurityFusion centers operate as state and major urban area focal points for the receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information among federal; state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT); and private sector partners. On September 13, 2017, Lieutenant Joseph M. Flynn, Deputy Director of the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center (NVRIC), testified before the Congressional Committee on Homeland Security on the role and challenges faced by his regional fusion center. One of Lieutenant Flynn’s focuses after beginning his assignment was championing the SAR program in northern Virginia. The outreach of NVRIC leadership and staff has resulted in a dramatic increase in participation by northern Virginia law enforcement. Trust and open communication have been key to the continuing success of the NVRIC, as well as bringing multiple disciplines together to ensure that the community remains safe from terrorism. Lieutenant Flynn also highlighted one method through which fusion centers can receive SARs in Virginia: the See Something-Send Something mobile application. The application can be used by community members and public safety partners to photograph and text criminal activity or suspicious activity to the nearest fusion center(s). Lieutenant Flynn asked for the committee’s support by properly funding the NSI program so that first responders, executives, political leaders, and citizens can progress and find new and better ways to keep America safe. ResourceIACP’s Managing Cybersecurity Risk: A Law Enforcement GuideLaw enforcement organizations face an ever-growing risk of being the targets of a cyberattack. Law enforcement agencies are using and relying more on technology today than ever before in almost every aspect of their operations. It is important to understand that cyber events could put a law enforcement organization at a disadvantage in its ability to protect life, ensure the safety of community members, keep the peace, and enforce laws. It could also significantly impact the public’s confidence in the organization, damaging its trustworthiness and credibility. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) designed the resource Managing Cybersecurity Risk: A Law Enforcement Guide to aid in educating law enforcement executives on their responsibility to ensure that the cybersecurity of their organizations is managed in an effective manner. The resource provides essential background material to create a greater understanding of the complex issues involved. This paper will be of assistance to any law enforcement executive involved in a state, provincial, local, or tribal law enforcement organization. From the FieldAttorney General Sessions Announces Reinvigoration of Project Safe Neighborhoods and Other Actions to Reduce Rising Tide of Violent Crime
On October 5, 2017, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced several U.S. Department of Justice actions to reduce the rising tide of violent crime in America. Foremost among those actions is the reinvigoration of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program that has been historically successful in bringing together all levels of law enforcement to reduce violent crime and make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. In announcing this recommitment to PSN, the Attorney General issued a memo directing United States Attorneys to implement an enhanced violent-crime-reduction program that incorporates the lessons learned since PSN launched in 2001. DOJ is updating and enhancing the PSN program based on those lessons, emphasizing the role of U.S. Attorneys, the promise of new technologies, and, above all, partnership with local communities. The mission of the CICC is 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. This publication is funded in whole or in part through a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this publication (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). |