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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.
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Cybercrime |
The Art of Profiling in a Digital World
Unlike traditional crime scenes that are tangible and have observable evidence, cybercrimes are not as easily examined and observed—there are no physical weapons or visible signs that might contribute to the art of profiling. With the evolution of cybercrimes, digital investigations have increased exponentially. Computer crime is one of the fastest-growing types of illegal activity in both the United States and abroad. By collecting and analyzing the details of digital crimes, an investigator can develop profiles of the perpetrators. To accurately do so, an examiner must possess a unique blend of knowledge in various disciplines, including, but not limited to, profiling techniques, technology, cybersecurity, digital forensics, and interviewing and interrogation techniques, as demonstrated in the full article.
The article is available at http://www.policechiefmagazine.org/magazine/index.cfm?fuseaction=display&article_id=4023&issue_id=22016.
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Narcotics |
Rare Cross-Border Drug Raid Leaves 2 Dead, 22 in Custody
Two people were killed and 22 suspected members of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most notorious drug-trafficking rings, were arrested during what is believed to be an unprecedented cross-border law enforcement operation in Sonora. Mexican officials had been investigating a stash house that was used for drugs and human trafficking in a rural area of the Mexican border town of Sonoyta, Sonora. The town is across the border from Lukeville, Arizona. The operation, dubbed Diablo Express, involved about 15 to 20 Mexican federal police vehicles and four or five helicopters. Mexican law enforcement staged for the operation in Lukeville with the assistance of U.S. law enforcement agencies.
The article is available at http://tucson.com/news/local/border/rare-cross-border-drug-raid-leaves-dead-in-custody/article_85fe0bea-22a5-5e3a-a3d6-a3f46630387b.html.
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Human Trafficking |
DHS Announces Human Trafficking Training Program for Federal Law Enforcement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers will begin to provide human trafficking awareness training as part of their basic courses. The courses, which train federal law enforcement officers and agents from every Cabinet-level Department, will equip graduates with the ability to better recognize signs of human trafficking that they might encounter in their routine law enforcement duties. This announcement, as part of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Awareness Month, is one of the numerous ways the Department is working to end human trafficking and continue to bring awareness to this terrible crime.
The article is available at http://www.dhs.gov/news/2016/01/27/dhs-announces-human-trafficking-training-program-federal-law-enforcement.
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Social Media |
Social Media: Taking a Byte Out of Crime
One of the top law enforcement priorities Matt Burns announced when he took over as police chief of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Police Department (SFPD) was expanding his department's social media footprint. Officers in the department are being trained on what information should and should not be posted on the department’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Social media has proven to be an important crime-fighting tool for SFPD; by posting surveillance video of local robberies on Facebook, the SFPD has generated tips that have led to arrests. Police Chief Burns says reaching out through social media is his department's way of taking community policing to the next level. The goal for now is to have at least one officer trained on social media to post during every patrol shift.
The article is available at http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/social-media-taking-a-byte-out-of-crime/?id=190225.
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Cyber |
Why Cybersecurity Information Sharing Is a Positive Step for Online Security
President Obama recently signed into law a new federal spending bill that includes the latest edition of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA). The CISA seeks to incentivize private companies and government agencies to exchange data on cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities. The bill designates the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the liaison between agencies and companies as they share cybersecurity information with one another. Ideally, DHS should provide a secure, automated, easily-accessible, online portal where cybersecurity information sharing may take place. While some voluntary exchanges of cybersecurity information are already taking place with good results, legislation that incentivizes information sharing improves U.S. cybersecurity even further.
The article is available at http://dailysignal.com/2016/01/25/why-cybersecurity-information-sharing-is-a-positive-step-for-online-security.
Cyber resources are available at www.iacpcybercenter.org.
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