Accession Number:

ADA579707

Title:

Combating Terrorism Within Local Policing Through Crime Reduction: Using Real-Time, Situational Awareness Within a Distributed Common Operating Picture to Combat all Crime and Terrorism V2I2SION Process and SAFECOP Pilot Project

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

2013-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

169.0

Abstract:

Local law enforcement agencies role in combating terrorism should center on crime reduction. The crime fighting energy recovered from lowering crime can be converted to proactive efforts, which can root out precursor acts related to the planning and execution of domestic and international terrorism as an operational byproduct. To achieve this local momentum information and intelligence Sense-making within a common operating picture, offering real-time situational awareness can be the key difference in gaining or sustaining the crime reduction, starting this flywheel effect. By allowing function to follow form within a supporting technology, the V2I2SION process allows a more objective approach to format information sharing by Validating an offense to expend the best return on time Visualization in real-time versus delayed mapping Information-to-Intelligence by effective case management - and crime bulletin construction and viewing in real-time moving toward Solutions and debriefed Intelligence for future Sense-making and leading to Optimization and the Next action. A pilot solution named Situational Awareness for Enforcer s Common Operating Picture SAFECOP was tested during the 2012 Republican National Convention and showed promising results against an event-strained agency s resources which is comparable to either a crime reduction plateau or loss of personnel due to localities budget restraints.

Subject Categories:

  • Sociology and Law
  • Unconventional Warfare

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE