Criminal Intelligence Coordinating Council's Five in Five No Images? Click here 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. Inaugural NewsletterBJA's Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is pleased to release the first issue of the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Newsletter. This inaugural edition includes:
Homeland Security Committee From Boston to Austin: Lessons Learned on Homeland Threat Information Sharing
This hearing examined the state of information sharing and cooperation between federal and state law enforcement, specifically the progress made since the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and how such progress benefited the response to and coordination of the March 2018 Austin serial bomber attack. Prescription DrugsSharing of Painkiller Prescription Information
The Department of Justice announced that the DEA has reached a prescription drug information sharing agreement with 48 Attorneys General. According to the press release, DEA has reached an agreement with Attorneys General from 46 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia to share prescription drug information with one another in order to aid investigations. DEA’s Automation of Reports and Consolidated Orders System (ARCOS) system collects some 80 million transaction reports every year from manufacturers and distributors of prescription drugs. DEA will provide the Attorneys General with that data, and the states will provide their own information, often from prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) to DEA. Under the agreement, both state and federal law enforcement will have more information at their disposal to find the tell-tale signs of crime. Terror Threat Snapshot House Homeland Security Committee Released Its April Terror Threat Snapshot The House Homeland Security Committee’s Terror Threat Snapshot is an assessment of the growing threat that America, the West, and the world face from ISIS and other Islamist terrorists. Key takeaways include the following:
TechBeatReporting Developments in Technology for Law Enforcement, Courts, Corrections, and Forensic Sciences TechBeat is a monthly newsmagazine supported by the National Institute of Justice. TechBeat strives to inform users regarding technologies for the public safety community and research efforts in government and private industry. TechBeat is free! To subscribe, go to www.justnet.org and select “subscribe.” The March 2018 edition features a variety of articles, including: 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). |