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Criminal Intelligence File Guidelines
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The Criminal Intelligence File Guidelines, prepared by the Law Enforcement
Intelligence Unit (LEIU), are provided to promote professionalism, provide protections
for citizens’ privacy, and enable law enforcement agencies to collect information
in pursuit of organized crime entities. These guidelines outline the standards for
a file structure that agencies can use as a check-and-balance system. The file guidelines
include the definition of the criminal intelligence file; file content; file criteria
such as permanent status and temporary status; information evaluation, classification,
and source; and quality control, as well as file dissemination, review, purge, and
security.
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Criminal Intelligence: Model Policy
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Criminal Intelligence: Model Policy outlines model guidelines and principles
for the collection, analysis, and distribution of intelligence information. This
guide details each element of a policy, including the purpose, policy descriptions,
term definitions, and procedures, such as the mission, organization, standards,
compilation and analysis of intelligence, evaluation of material, filing, classification,
and auditing and purging of the files.
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Executive
Order 13388: Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information to Protect
Americans
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Executive Order 13388: Further Strengthening the Sharing of Terrorism Information
to Protect Americans contains the order of President George W. Bush in regards to
further strengthening the effective conduct of United States counterterrorism activities
and protecting the territory, people, and interests of the United States. The order
is divided into sections that discuss policy for the distribution and collection
of terrorism information.
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Fact Sheet: Safeguarding the U.S. Government's Classified Information and Networks
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Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches
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This report provides a potential conceptual model of how to frame homeland security
intelligence (HSINT), including geographic, structural/statutory, and holistic approaches.
The report argues that there is, in effect, a Homeland Security Intelligence Community
(HSIC). The proliferation of intelligence and information fusion centers across
the country indicates that state and local leaders believe there is value to centralizing
intelligence gathering and analysis in a manner that assists them in preventing
and responding to local manifestations of terrorist threats to their people, infrastructure,
and other assets. At the policy and operational levels, the communication and integration
of federal HSINT efforts with these state and local fusion centers will likely remain
an important priority and future challenge.
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Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8)
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Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 (HSPD-8) requires the development of
the National Preparedness Goal to help ensure that local, state, and federal entities
are prepared to prevent, respond to, and recover from threatened and actual domestic
terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. The directive provides
guidelines for the delivery of federal preparedness assistance to local and state
governments and outlines procedures for the development of first-responder equipment
standards that support nationwide interoperability and a comprehensive training
program to meet the National Preparedness Goal.
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Intelligence Community Directive, Number 200, Management, Integration, and Oversight
of Intelligence Community Analysis
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Intelligence Community Directive Number 200, Management, Integration, and Oversight
of Intelligence Community Analysis, establishes the policy framework for
the management of national intelligence analysis and the analytic community by the
Director of National Intelligence. It also delineates the authorities and responsibilities
of the Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Analysis.
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Justice Information Privacy Guideline: Developing, Drafting, and Assessing Privacy
Policy for Justice Information Systems
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Justice Information Privacy Guideline: Developing, Drafting, and Assessing Privacy
Policy for Justice Information Systems discusses the goal of a justice
agency privacy policy to preserve the integrity and effectiveness of public safety
and civil justice functions, protect the individual from inappropriate use or release
of personal information, and promote public access for oversight of the justice
process. This guide aims to provide assistance for those who seek to balance public
safety, public access, and privacy when developing information privacy policies
for their agency’s systems. The key to developing policies for both civil and criminal
justice information is to consider the type of information and the context in which
it is shared within or released outside the justice system. The guide explains how
some privacy issues can be addressed through information collection and use and
provides specific direction on how to employ good collection and use practices.
This guide also provides background discussion on information privacy policy issues,
followed by tools or templates to assist in drafting privacy policies, and a Privacy
Impact Assessment to test their effectiveness.
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Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU)—Fusion Center
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This sample Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focusing on the creation of a fusion
center is intended to set forth guidelines regarding the establishment of a fusion
center. The MOU identifies ten sections that address different aspects of a fusion
center, all of which should be addressed during development in order to build a
strong foundation.
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Statewide Intelligence System Control Group Sample Memorandum of Understanding
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The Statewide Intelligence System Control Group Sample Memorandum of Understanding
describes the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between a law enforcement agency
and the Statewide Intelligence System (SIS) control group. The MOU discusses the
objectives and composition of the SIS control group; applicability, implementation,
and authority of the MOU; and the amendments and termination rights as signing agencies
of the MOU.
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The Public Record: Information Privacy and Access—A New Framework for
Finding the Balance
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The Public Record: Information Privacy and Access—A New Framework for Finding the
Balance discusses the need for a framework for policymakers to evaluate
when and how the law should protect privacy and access interests and how to balance
the maintenance of the essential public records infrastructure with legitimate concerns
about harm that may result from inappropriate use. According to this article, legislative,
administrative, and judicial experience suggests 12 principles that should help
guide the process of balancing access and information privacy. These include, but
are not limited to, policymakers should identify and evaluate conflicting interests;
limits on access to protect privacy should be effective and no more restrictive than
necessary; no secret public records; and information policy must ensure the
security of the public record infrastructure.