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. ResourceFace Recognition Policy Development Template For Use in Criminal Intelligence and Investigative Activities
The Face Recognition Policy Development Template For Use in Criminal Intelligence and Investigative Activities resource was developed by a DHS-sponsored task team in collaboration with BJA and the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative. The task team was composed of state, local, territorial, and federal practitioners and subject-matter experts experienced in law enforcement use of face recognition. The resource was developed to provide guidance to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement entities, fusion centers, and other public safety agencies on developing policies and procedures for the use of face recognition tools in intelligence and investigative activities. Recommended policy provisions that should be considered are provided for entities that either operate their own face recognition programs or have authorized access to a face recognition system. The template also includes policy provisions that address mobile face recognition and analysis on live video. The provisions suggested can be incorporated into general operational policies and day-to-day operations. It features an overview of face recognition, guidance on how to utilize the template, a resource list, a glossary of terms, and a listing of related federal laws. From the Field DEA Announces Creation of the Louisville Field DivisionOn November 29, 2017, joined by Acting Administrator Robert Patterson, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the establishment of a new U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Field Division in Louisville, Kentucky, effective January 1, 2018, which will include Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. The move is meant to better align DEA enforcement efforts with the U.S. Attorney’s Office districts in those areas, similar to current ATF and FBI offices, and also to the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program. Also announced was over $12 million in grant funding to assist law enforcement in combating illegal manufacturing and distribution of methamphetamine, heroin, and prescription opioids and a directive to all U.S. Attorneys to designate an Opioid Coordinator to work closely with prosecutors, as well as with other federal, state, tribal, and local law enforcement, to coordinate and optimize federal opioid prosecutions in every district. TrainingThe Internet of Things Risks to Homeland Security
To assist agencies in addressing the impact of IoT, on December 20, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., ET, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis is holding a free training—“Internet of Things Risks to Homeland Security.” The no-cost webinar on HSIN Connect will provide background information on the IoT and will discuss the risks the IoT poses for homeland security and the critical infrastructure community. This FOUO webinar is intended for federal, state, local, territorial, tribal, and private sector stakeholders and decision makers who are interested in better understanding the risks involved with critical infrastructure systems and interdependencies. Resource Assessing and Responding to the Recent Homicide Rise in the United States
To explore potential explanations for the rapid increase of homicide rates in some U.S. cities, the Office of Justice Programs’ National Institute of Justice (NIJ) recently published Assessing and Responding to the Recent Homicide Rise in the United States. . This paper extends a previous analysis by documenting the homicide rise in 2015 with more complete data and presenting data for large cities in 2016. The paper then considers two explanations for the recent homicide increase. The first explanation ties the increase to the expansion of illicit drug markets resulting from the heroin and synthetic opioid epidemic in the United States. The second explanation is the widely referenced Ferguson effect on crime rates, which attributes the homicide increase to reduced proactive policing, community alienation from the police, or both. The paper concludes with recommendations for future research on the recent homicide rise. ResourceBitcoin Investigation Field Guide
Cryptocurrency allows peer-to-peer, open source transactions to be processed directly from one party to another without the need of a third party or financial institution. The National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) has developed an interactive Bitcoin Investigative Field Guide, which provides basic information and tips on how to identify the presence of Bitcoin and digital wallets, as well as the collection process. The resource contains information on the background of Bitcoin, how to identify transactions, the process of setting up a Bitcoin wallet, and best practices for collecting and preserving it as digital evidence. 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). |