The Role of Strategic Intelligence in Law Enforcement : Policing Transnational Organized Crime in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia

This book analyzes how strategic intelligence can support decision-makers in national policing organizations to anticipate transnational organized crime (TOC). The authors examine case studies from Australia, Canada and the UK, and argue for the development of empirically-grounded intelligence theory to aid the policy process and law enforcement. In today's complex and ever-changing criminal environment, law enforcement agencies have become increasingly aware that their capabilities have been substantially surpassed by the number of criminal acts and rapid expansion of globalized crime. However, despite the growing impact of transnational organized crime (TOC), our understanding of the role of strategic intelligence in combating crime remains limited. The Role of Strategic Intelligence in Law Enforcement explores how strategic intelligence can support decision-makers in complex national policing organizations to prevent, detect, disrupt and investigate TOC. The authors examine four national law enforcement agencies in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and argue for the development of empirically-grounded intelligence theory for law enforcement. In doing so they develop two conceptual frameworks to better integrate strategic TOC intelligence within law enforcement agencies and enhance the interface between strategic TOC intelligence, the policy process and strategic decision-making In today's complex and ever-changing criminal environment, law enforcement agencies have become increasingly aware that their capabilities have been substantially surpassed by the number of criminal acts and rapid expansion of globalized crime. However, despite the growing impact of transnational organized crime (TOC), our understanding of the role of strategic intelligence in combating crime remains limited. The authors examine four national law enforcement agencies in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, and argue for the development of empirically grounded intelligence theory for law enforcement Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-12 Transnational Organized Crime....Pages 13-22 Intelligence Studies....Pages 23-37 International Case Study 1: Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC)....Pages 38-56 International Case Study 2: The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)....Pages 57-78 Australian Case Study 1: The Australian Crime Commission (ACC)....Pages 79-101 Australian Case Study 2: Australian Federal Police (AFP)....Pages 102-125 Conceptual Frameworks for the Integration of Strategic Intelligence....Pages 126-144 Conclusion....Pages 145-150 Back Matter....Pages 151-172 Cover 1 Half-Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Figures 7 Notes on Contributors 9 1 Introduction 12 2 Transnational Organized Crime 24 3 Intelligence Studies 34 4 International Case Study 1: Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC) 49 5 International Case Study 2: The Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) 68 6 Australian Case Study 1: The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) 90 7 Australian Case Study 2: Australian Federal Police (AFP) 113 8 Conceptual Frameworks for the Integration of Strategic Intelligence 137 9 Conclusion 156 References 162 Index 179