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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.

 
 
1. Training Event

NFCA Annual Training Event—October 25–27, 2016, in Alexandria, Virginia

Registration for the 2016 National Fusion Center Association (NFCA) Annual Training Event is now open.  The purpose of this event is to provide designated state and major urban area fusion center directors, operational managers, and lead analysts with quality training and technical assistance and provide an opportunity to exchange best practices for advancing the National Network of Fusion Centers’ capabilities.  The event supports efforts to further integrate the National Network with key local, state, and federal law enforcement and private industry partners.  Registration

 
 
2. Information Sharing

NESPIN Welcomes Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC) to Group of Agency Systems Connected to RISSNET

The New England State Police Information Network (NESPIN) is pleased to welcome the Connecticut Intelligence Center (CTIC) to the group of partner agency systems connected to the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) and sharing criminal intelligence via RISSIntel. The CTIC/CrimeNtel intelligence database is now available for real-time, online federated searching through RISSIntel. The link to the CTIC/CrimeNtel intelligence database will be checked by default for NESPIN users.  The Northeast Fusion Center Intelligence Project aims to implement the ability of fusion centers in the northeast region to utilize their existing intelligence system by connecting to RISSIntel, which is accessible via RISSNET and currently provides for the real-time, online search of more than 35 state, regional, and National Virtual Pointer System (NVPS) participant-agency connected systems simultaneously without requiring users to log on to separate, individual systems.  Read More

 
 
3. Policing

America’s Police Chiefs Have 10 Pointed Questions for Candidates Trump and Clinton

The two leading presidential candidates have not discussed crime and justice issues in much detail, so the nation’s police chiefs have come up with a questionnaire for the candidates. The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) has sent ten questions, one with multiple branches, for Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to answer by August 15.  Chief Terry Cunningham, president of the IACP, said the survey was developed to get a better understanding of the candidates’ policy positions.  Read More

 
 
4. Firearms Tracing

City Approves Money for New Crime Lab Technology

The Albuquerque, New Mexico Police Department is getting a new tool to help fight gun violence.  The City Council approved $140,000 on August 15 for equipment and training for a local system of the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN).  NIBIN compares the unique markings on a bullet fired from a gun, which can be utilized by law enforcement to develop leads and solve open cases.  Each casing also goes into a national database, so other police departments and law enforcement agencies can share the information.  Read More

 
 
5. Cybersecurity

The Fixes Needed to Fight Phishing

No amount of training, it seems, will stop computer-users from clicking on malicious links or opening booby-trapped attachments in fake e-mails, so a technical solution is needed to defeat phishing—a tactic that still provides the baseline method of network penetration even for the most advanced hackers.  By clever use of fraudulent Web and e-mail addresses, phishers fool users into entering their log-in and password details on a fake version of what appears to be a legitimate site.  The article outlines several solutions available, although no one solution will stop the threat of phishing on its own.  Read More

 

Cyber resources are available at www.iacpcybercenter.org.