Innovations in Justice Information Sharing Strategies and Best Practices November 30, 2006 Lisa M. Palmieri, CCA-Supervisory Intelligence Analyst President,

Innovations in JusticeInformation Sharing Strategies and Best Practices

November 30, 2006

Lisa M. Palmieri, CCA-Supervisory Intelligence AnalystPresident, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)Massachusetts State Police/Commonwealth Fusion [email protected]

Knowledge Management

and Intelligence Analysis Tools

Information vs. Intelligence

Information Reports about an event or activity

Intelligence Evaluated, analyzed information put into

context upon which decisions can be made

Basic Elements of Intelligence

(Godfrey and Harris, 1971; xiii)

+ training + experience

THE MOST VALUABLE ANALYTIC TOOL

The Intelligence Cycle

Define the need

Support complex investigations into organized criminal activity

Provide guidance to deployment of resources

Provide situational awareness to decision makers in a particular area

What are your sources of information?

What will be your process to get information from source to new application?

What output what is needed by users?

Planning

Collection

What’s out there, tried and tested?

Does what you’ve defined exist?

•Product Demonstrations

•User/Technology feedback

If it doesn’t exist, what then?

Collation

Compare apples and apples

Define the criteria across the board; what functionality does the unit need from the software?

Develop functionality matrix

Analysis/Evaluation

Compare and contrast...

Cost of

•Software?

•Licenses?

•Hardware?

•Support packages?

Re-evaluation / Feedback

Vendors are not all created equal

•improvements based on input from the field?

•New versions included?

•reputation is important to smart businesses-

go to other customers

Don’t go it alone…use the benefit of

other’s experiences!

Before you start….be aware...

ANALYTST’S TOOLBOX

Global Intelligence Working Group

International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)

Basic Software Tools

Word ProcessingPurpose: To produce text documents, including bulletins, fact sheets, investigative summaries, and analytical reports.


Spreadsheet Purpose: To organize numerical data in a column-and-row format for summarization, calculations, comparison of data and data charting.


Relational Database Purpose: To organize data in relation to other data in a format of records and fields arranged into several tables in order to determine commonalities and relationships among data. The relational database tool can also be used for record keeping.


Mapping/Geographic Information System (GIS)Purpose: To display geographic data using points or shapes corresponding with specific locations or areas on a map to aid in crime mapping and strategic intelligence charting.


Public Information Database ResourcesPurpose: To provide access to compiled public data sources with one comprehensive search.


Presentation SoftwarePurpose: To produce professional looking slide show presentations, with the capability to incorporate text, photographs, graphics, and animation.


Graphics SoftwarePurpose: To illustrate concepts or conclusions using graphic arts.


PDF File Creation SoftwarePurpose: Allows the creation of PDF format files. PDF files can be viewed and printed on any platform (Macintosh®, Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®), thereby facilitating the sharing of information.


Statistical Analysis SoftwarePurpose: To analyze large amounts of data to identify trends.


Publishing SoftwarePurpose: Produce professional looking publications, such as newsletters or bulletins


Communications/Telephone (Toll) Record Software Purpose: To organize structured information collected from telephone billing systems (including cellular phones), pen registers, and dialed number recorders for analysis


Timeline/Flowcharting Purpose: To display chronological events in an easy-to-understand format.


Link Analysis Purpose: To link associated information from a structured data source and display the links between entities in a graphic display. Also useful for documenting data sources and can help FIND the links in a large, complex data set. This type of software can also include a timeline or flowcharting capability.


Data Mining /Text MiningPurpose: Automates the process of determining patterns and relationships in extremely large volumes of information (either statistical or in text) too large for an individual to manage.


Data Visualization Purpose: To automatically display information in formats such as graphs and pie charts. This capability can sometimes be part of a larger software application, such as spreadsheet software


Investigative Case ManagementPurpose: To track investigations and leads and activities conducted in support of investigations in order to preserve a record for investigative and prosecutorial purposes, as well as to manage work flow of investigators and analysts.


Investigative Case ManagementPurpose: To track investigations and leads and activities conducted in support of investigations in order to preserve a record for investigative and prosecutorial purposes, as well as to manage work flow of investigators and analysts.

Technology Triangle

Report/Incident Management

Database

Intelligence/Tips/Leads

Database

Case/InvestigativeManagement

Database

Questions?

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Innovations in JusticeInformation Sharing Strategies and Best Practices

November 30, 2006

Lisa M. Palmieri, CCA-Supervisory Intelligence AnalystPresident, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)Massachusetts State Police/Commonwealth Fusion [email protected]

Knowledge Management

and Intelligence Analysis Tools

Innovations in Justice Information Sharing Strategies and Best Practices November 30, 2006 Lisa M. Palmieri, CCA-Supervisory Intelligence Analyst President,

Documents

data charting

geographic data

comparison of data

numerical data

public data sources

sources of information

creation of pdf format

row format