Accessing Data in Law Enforcement Being able to access data about an offender is an essential tool in law enforcement. We will demonstrate the need for access to data by using the following situation as a guideline: You and Uncle Bob, who is from California, are on a vacation together in Miami when he gets pulled over for speeding. Uncle Bob has never been out of the state of California before this so he only has a criminal history in California. However, the Miami Police Department knows all of Uncle Bob’s personal characteristics along with his offense record and they have decided to handcuff and arrest him on the scene. Based on that scenario, we will analyze the information available to the Miami Police Department and the flow of information
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If agencies didn’t share their information, a criminal could be wanted in multiple counties and/or states but always avoid arrest when stopped because the new department had no idea they were a wanted criminal. We will review four ways that information is shared between local and/or federal agencies. Regional Information Sharing Systems Program (RISS). The regional information sharing systems program is a secure internet database that shares information between agencies. According to Foster (2013) the RISS program is composed of local, state, and federal law enforcement along with prosecution agencies and task force, among others, that make up six regional intelligence centers. These centers then collect data and provide information on gang members, suspected criminals and criminal activity, and post information on criminal …show more content…
This information can be shared across local, state and federal levels. We showed how the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) has data input at a local level, but it is a national database that allows any agency to obtain information about a prior criminal, missing persons, stolen property, etc. We then reviewed how the Regional Information Sharing Systems Program (RISS), Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX), and National Tracing Center are all beneficial for sharing data amongst local and federal agencies. Lastly, we determined that the reason for the arrest of Uncle Bob in our mock scenario was due to the fact that he was wanted for a
If agencies didn’t share their information, a criminal could be wanted in multiple counties and/or states but always avoid arrest when stopped because the new department had no idea they were a wanted criminal. We will review four ways that information is shared between local and/or federal agencies. Regional Information Sharing Systems Program (RISS). The regional information sharing systems program is a secure internet database that shares information between agencies. According to Foster (2013) the RISS program is composed of local, state, and federal law enforcement along with prosecution agencies and task force, among others, that make up six regional intelligence centers. These centers then collect data and provide information on gang members, suspected criminals and criminal activity, and post information on criminal …show more content…
This information can be shared across local, state and federal levels. We showed how the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) has data input at a local level, but it is a national database that allows any agency to obtain information about a prior criminal, missing persons, stolen property, etc. We then reviewed how the Regional Information Sharing Systems Program (RISS), Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN), National Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX), and National Tracing Center are all beneficial for sharing data amongst local and federal agencies. Lastly, we determined that the reason for the arrest of Uncle Bob in our mock scenario was due to the fact that he was wanted for a