Intelligence-Led Policing Case Study

As you mentioned 11 September 2001 was a shocking event for America. A lot of agencies were working around the clock to determine the reason behind such an attack. You expressed the area of intelligence not sharing valuable information. This does create a huge gap and can cause areas to get missed by security professional. A security professional can have many different positions. Each position may have a different responses needed. If information is not shared, security postures may not be positioned or potential delays. Additionally, you mentioned how Intelligence-Led Policing (ILP) can be seen as a community effort as well. This is very important and expresses the importance of information from the community. Getting intelligence from the ground can be crucial in developing a better understanding of crime. Not only crime, but potential threats needing further review by security professionals. People developing a relationship does help in understand each individual has a supporting to prevent crime. …show more content…
I agree ILP gives some threat information, and does help with certain decision making processes (Ratcliffe, & Guidetti, 2008, p. 111). Does ILP provide security professional with an understanding on how to respond? Do you feel security professionals need to develop a better understanding of responding to certain threats? Information sharing needs to continue into the future. Understanding how to respond will be very important for the future. Your last point about understanding the community from a cultural stand-point is very beneficial. The police force needs to seek out volunteers to help identify these individuals within a community. Great post for this week’s