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Intelligence Analysis Tools
PRS 3 Michele A. Melton Upstate New York Regional
Intelligence Center Minneapolis, MinnesotaMarch
29, 2007
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Information Only Scratches the Surface
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Intelligence Reveals the Whole Picture
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Law Enforcement Intelligence Collection Efforts
Prior to 9-11-01

• Often Informal
• Often Redundant
• Lacked Sufficient Procedures
• Lacked Prioritization
• Limited Support
• Lacked Analysis

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September 11, 2001

• 2,973 people killed
• Defining moment for law enforcement agencies
  nationwide
• Highlighted the critical need for the flow and
  exchange of information and intelligence
• Indicators development becomes investigative
  focus
• Added a new sense of urgency to interagency
  cooperation
• Moved Terrorism Intelligence initiatives to the
  forefront of many law enforcement agencies
  concerns
• Strained resources of law enforcement statewide

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We can never let this happen again. -New York
Governor, George E. Pataki
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Intelligence The Need for a Statewide,
Proactive Approach

• The Problem As with many other government
  agencies, law enforcement agency information
  tended to be silod- restricted to the creator
  and owner of the information, and never shared
  with other agencies.
• The Solution The Fusion Center concept. The
  fusion center reduces the compartmentalization of
  information by eliciting the involvement of law
  enforcement agencies at every level in its
  intelligence gathering efforts
• Federal
• State
• County
• Local

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Fusion Centers

• What is a fusion center?
• How does a fusion center operate?
• What services does a fusion center provide?
• Who staffs a fusion center?
• Sworn law enforcement
• Civilians

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New York State Law Enforcement

• 540 Local, County and State Law Enforcement
  Agencies.
• More than 75,000 Full Time Sworn Officers.
• More than 3,000 Probation Officers Statewide.

• Work 24 7.
• Eyes and ears.
• Well-positioned to
• supply critical
• information and
• intelligence.

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Upstate New York Regional Intelligence Center
The UNYRIC is a multi-agency, co-located
intelligence center designed to gather and
analyze information and disseminate
terrorism-related and criminal intelligence to
our local, tribal, state and federal law
enforcement partners in New York State.
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UNYRIC Goals

• Detect and prevent crime and future terrorist
  activity
• Develop and disseminate information on all crimes
  and terrorism related activities
• Serve as a One Stop Shopping Center
• Support Field Intelligence Officers across the
  State through
• Case Support
• Actionable Intelligence
• Awareness Bulletins
• Safety Bulletins
• Trend Analysis

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Investigative Focus Areas at UNYRIC

• Criminal Intelligence i.e. US DOJ Index Crimes
• Cross-border Criminality
• Financial Crimes (money laundering, identity
  theft)
• Gangs
• Illicit Gambling
• Narcotics
• Organized Crime
• Terrorism Domestic and International
• Weapons Trafficking

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Elements for Success - Why the UNYRIC and Fusion
Centers Make a Difference

• Enlisting the aid of state/county/local law
  enforcement.
• Maintaining a continuous dialogue between
• Local agencies
• County agencies
• State agencies
• Federal agencies
• Incorporating sophisticated analytical techniques
  to support cases and promote strategic decision
  making.
• Obtaining support from state government officials.

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Role of Analysis in Law Enforcement

• Historically
• Analysts used to generate summary statistics
  (i.e. Index Crime Reports)
• Not traditionally used to support or direct law
  enforcement officer activities
• Today
• Analysts support, focus and direct law
  enforcement activities and critical incident
  responses.
• Used to create the big picture.

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What Can Analysts Do?Intelligence

• Provide Tactical Intelligence
• Providing analysis, maps, and data to support an
  operation or disaster response effort.
• Fulfilling short term, case-specific needs.
• Provide Strategic Intelligence
• Taking a big picture view of criminal or
  terrorist activity.
• After-action reviews pre-planning

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Analytical Tools

• Analyzing large amounts of information can be a
  challenge. Useful tools for managing and
  displaying your data include
• I2 Analysts Notebook supports timeline and
  link chart analysis.
• Excel supports a multitude of functions and
  other software applications.
• Access useful for managing large volumes of
  information on a multitude of subjects.
• Penlink/ACISS supports toll analysis.
• ARC GIS manages large numbers of location
  information.
• MS Publisher and Adobe PDF- useful for packaging
  info.

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With all the technology available, it is easy to
forget

• The human element of analysis -
• Reviewing the data set for trends and typos
  before analyzing it.
• Understanding the information in front of you
  what is it supposed to show you?
• Outlining your analytical questions before
  analyzing the data.
• Communicating with your lead investigators at all
  times are the results making sense to them?
• Having another set of eyes review the data and
  analysis - what do they see?

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Association or Link Charts
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Satellite Images
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Timelines
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Crime and Event Mapping
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Conclusion

• Fusion centers are key to fighting crime and
  terrorism.
• Educating the field must continue.
• Quality analytical products are essential to
  supporting law enforcements efforts.
• Information sharing and compatible technology are
  vital.

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Fighting terrorism is like being a goal keeper.
You can make a hundred brilliant saves but the
only shot that people remember is the one that
gets past you. Paul WilkinsonBritish Scholar
Terrorism Expert
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QUESTIONS
PRS 3 Michele A. Melton UNYRIC [phone]