Prerequisite: None

The notion of intelligence-led policing is becoming more prevalent as law enforcement agencies nationwide aim to become more proactive at preventing all types of serious crime. A majority of experts believe that a nexus does exist among types of criminal activity, including illegal drug operations, money laundering, fraud, identity theft and terrorism. It is well known that some of the 9/11 terrorists were cited for traffic violations prior to the attacks. Many security experts believe there is a high probability of identifying terrorist through their involvement in precursor, or lower level criminal activity. This presentation will provide an in-depth explanation of the new all threats, all crimes, all hazards policing policy today being utilized by the NJ State Police and the role of state fusion centers in the strategy.

Learning Objectives:

• How the “broken windows” theory has evolved to intelligence led policing

• What the distinguishing characteristics are of intelligence led policing

• How predictive policing and intelligence led policing relate to each other