The Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Center for the Study of Intelligence duties include, but are not limited to, publishing the quarterly classified journal and annual unclassified edition of Studies in Intelligence and key documentary collections from the Cold War; hosting independent research and publishing books and monographs on intelligence topics; producing monographs on CIA history and the history of intelligence; supporting the State Department's Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series; promoting public understanding of intelligence; and providing conferences, seminars, and a forum for practitioners and scholars.

The report "Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies" provides guidance to state, local, and tribal law enforcement (SLTLE) agencies to develop an intelligence capacity or enhance their current one. To maximize effectiveness, the standards used in the preparation of this guide ensure that it is contemporary, informative, prescriptive, and resource-rich. This guide is intended to provide fundamental information about the contemporary law enforcement intelligence function in its application to SLTLE agencies. The guide embodies the intelligence-led policing philosophy, demonstrating how it complements community policing already in use by American law enforcement. It also incorporates the principles, ideology, and standards of both the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan and the Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative.