Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Units (LEIU) / International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) Annual Conference
April 30 - May 4, 2012 at the Loews Coronado Bay on Coronado Island (San Diego), California.
Building upon the success of our First International Symposium held earlier this year in Vancouver, Canada, the IACA will once again offer a training symposium. In 2012, the IACA will partner with Europol for the Second International Symposium.
The 2012 Symposium will be held April 17th - 18th, 2012 at the Headquarters of Europol in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Registration for the Second International Symposium will open in January and the annual training conference registration will open in February. More information about these unique training events will be posted soon. Keep up-to-date by following us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, our Blog, or right here on iaca.net. You can also follow @IACAConference on Twitter to receive only conference-related news and updates.
TheIACA 22nd Annual Training Conference will be held at The Ravella, a luxury resort in Henderson, Nevada. The conference dates are September 10th - 13th, 2012. A Mediterranean-inspired oasis nestled in the Southwestern desert, The Ravella infuses a dramatic setting with unimaginable luxury and amenities.
In addition to its scenic location, the 2012 conference will feature many training sessions for analysts at all experience levels. A combination of great training, picturesque location and excellent facilities makes this a unique training conference experience that you will not want to miss!
Fireworks and outdoor activities are commonly linked to Fourth of July celebrations, but the Texas Forest Service warns that carelessness with fireworks and other outdoor activities can lead to a wildfire.
With summer in full swing, grass, shrubs and trees are starting to dry out. These dry “fuels” and an errant spark from fireworks or a grill is all that is needed to start a devastating wildfire.
“Many Texans use fireworks to celebrate the Fourth of July,” TFS Fire Operations Chief Mark Stanford said. “TFS encourages Texans to use fireworks safely. Citizens should be diligent in protecting themselves and their property from accidental wildfires.”
To read the full article from the Jacksboro Gazette-News, click here.
For a whole new perspectiveon fighting wildfires, please click here to view the Australian Institute of Criminology website on "Bushfires".
This report examines the future of international terrorism. In this effort, it has been assisted by more than fifty of the world’s premier authorities in the fields of antiterrorism, intelligence, security, and policing. This expert panel included members of the intelligence community, specialists from the U.S. government and military, security consultants, think tank staffers, forecasters, university professors, and local police officials. Most came from the United States, but Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Russia, and Switzerland also were represented.
Key findings from the panel of experts include:
International terrorism will grow as veterans of the Iraq War return to their native lands, train sympathizers in the tactics of terror, and spread out across the world.
Among the Western lands, Britain and France (owing to their large Muslim populations) and the United States will be at the greatest risk of attack, in that order. Further attacks on the scale of 9/11 are to be expected in all three countries over the range of five to ten years.
These attacks will combine mass bloodshed and economic impact.
Technology is likely to change the nature of terrorism as well. Like their government adversaries, terrorists may adopt computer simulations to train recruits in tactics, strategy, and technology.
New technologies will continue to change antiterrorism. Most will be in their early stages of development five years from now, but will advance rapidly over the following decade. These include:
Tiny sensors that can be scattered to detect explosives or biological warfare agents in potential target areas
Conversion software that allows investigators to use incompatible databases seamlessly
Artificial Intelligence, expert systems, and data mining software that can recognize patterns in intelligence derived from different sources and warn of a terrorist event in preparation
Software that can recognize suspicious activities viewed by networks of surveillance cameras
Facial recognition software, which already is being integrated with passive video surveillance systems to identify wanted subjects in a crowd
Computerized training for antiterrorism operations similar to the military’s Battlefield 2 “game” simulator
As a law enforcement practitioner who has worked in three different countries both in the northern and southern hemispheres, one of the hardest concepts for me to grasp was the huge number of jurisdictions in America. It seemed to me at first glance to be totally unwieldy and inefficient. I was then reminded by a very intelligent and knowledgeable colleague that the basis for government in what is now the United States was the county, in other words local government. He told me that the American psyche was not geared towards big government and that to protect against despotism, local government and the colonial (state) governments that evolved were the seats of power. The foundation then was not the federal or state but local government, hence the number of local agencies engaged in law enforcement across the country.
When I first looked at local policing in the U.S. I was taken back the how much money was wasted in having so many chiefs, so little coordination in purchasing, and such a gap in standards between agencies that I believed that this system was totally inefficient. After the in-depth explanation by my learned colleague I have mellowed in my outlook, but still see mergers based on geographic and other relevant factors, at a limited level, a good thing. One reason is that criminals do not notice or respect borders, so why should the police? Economies in scale would reduce costs associated with purchasing vehicles, computers, radios, protective equipment and other necessary times. Another is the sharing of information necessary for more effective apprehension of criminals. So many advantages and so few disadvantages, except maybe for public perception. And the fact that so many little kings might lose their fiefdoms.
Having said all this, I found an article that might lead to some good discussion on this point. It is from the Gainesville Sun in Florida. To read this article, please click here.
LAREDO, Tex. — When he was finally caught, Rosalio Reta told detectives here that he had felt a thrill each time he killed. It was like being Superman or James Bond, he said. “I like what I do,” he told the police in a videotaped confession. “I don’t deny it.”
Reta was 13 when he was recruited by the Zetas, the infamous assassins of the Gulf Cartel, law enforcement officials say. He was one of a group of American teenagers from the impoverished streets of Laredo who was lured into the drug wars across the Rio Grande in Mexico with promises of high pay, fancy cars and sexy women.
After a short apprenticeship, the young men lived in an expensive house in Texas, available to kill whenever called on. The Gulf Cartel was engaged in a turf war with the Sinaloa Cartel over the Interstate 35 corridor, the north-south highway that connects Laredo to Dallas and beyond, and is, according to law enforcement officials, one of the most important arteries for drug smuggling in the Americas.
“Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” Napoleon Bonaparte 1769-1821 French military and political leader, Emperor
Intelligence Environment
"In order to achieve results we need a law enforcement environment that views intelligence as a precondition to effective policing, rather than as a supplement."
Robert Kopal
Intelligence-led Policing (ILP)
"Executive implementation of the Intelligence Cycle to support proactive decision making for resource allocation and crime prevention."
IALEIA
"Intelligence-led policing is a business model and managerial philosophy where data analysis and crime intelligence are pivotal to an objective, decision-making framework that facilitates crime and problem reduction, disruption and prevention through both strategic management and effective enforcement strategies that target prolific and serious offenders."
Dr. Jerry H. Ratcliffe
Intelligence Cycle
The intelligence cycle is the process of developing unrefined data into polished intelligence for the use of policymakers. FBI
Criminal Intelligence
"Intelligence within the law enforcement context, whether of a tactical or strategic nature, refers to the collection, collation, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination for use of information relating to criminal or suspected criminal activities of a wide variety."
IACP
Criminal Intelligence Analysis
"The identification of and provision of insight into the relationship between crime data and other potentially relevant data with a view to police and judicial practice."
Europol
Crime Analysis
"Crime analysis is the study of criminal incidents; the identification of patterns, trends, and problems; and the dissemination of information that helps a police agency develop tactics and strategies to solve patterns, trends, and problems."
I am a law enforcement professional with over 35 years experience in both sworn and civilian positions. I have service in 3 different countries in both the northern and southern hemispheres.
My principal areas of expertise are: (1) Intelligence, (2) Training and Development, (3) Knowledge Management, and (4) Administration/Supervision.
