RICKY MASON COMMUNITIES INSPECTOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL L DIVISION

NEED FOR NIM  To plan and work in co-operation with partners to secure community safety  To manage performance and risk  To account for budgets

MODEL Ensures information is fully researched, developed and analysed to provide intelligence that senior managers can use to provide strategic direction. Makes tactical resource decisions about operational policing.

NIM – Levels of crime Level Three Level Two Level One Serious and organised crime usually operating on a national and international scale requiring identification by proactive means and a response primarily through targeted operations by dedicated units. It is also likely to require a national preventative response. Cross border issues affecting more than one area command or division within a force, or affecting another force or regional crime activity and usually requiring additional resources. Local crime and disorder capable of being managed by local resources.

4 PRIME COMPONENTS Tasking and Coordinating Process 4 Key Intelligence Products Knowledge Products Systems Products

4 Key Intelligence Products NIM - Intelligence Products STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT TACTICAL ASSESSMENT PROBLEM PROFILE TARGET PROFILE

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT Provides a comprehensive picture of the crime and criminality across the Force area fed from the intelligence gathered from a wide variety of sources. The assessment drives the Force Strategic and Coordination Group (STCG) which then sets the Force Control Strategy priorities and intelligence requirements.

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT Aim, scope and methodology Current picture Predictions for future Emerging issues Recommendations

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT Provides guidance on issues likely to make demands on police resources. It shall fully describe each of these issues and provide an analysis of the scale and risk. Makes recommendations on operational priorities and Prevention, Intelligence and Enforcement actions.

STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT Strategic Assessment Control Strategy Intelligence Requirement List of Priorities What we need to know

LINK TO COMMUNITY PLANS The Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003 requires every local authority to produce a community plan detailing priorities that will improve the lives of local citizens. The Strategic Assessment is informed by local Community Plans.

TACTICAL ASSESSMENT Picture since last Tactical Assessment Predictions for next period Short term recommendations/intelligence Emerging issues Results of previous actions Key events

TASKING AND COORDINATION Apply the Tactical Menu in line with the Control Strategy TACTICAL ASSEMMENT  Review progress on agreed plans and intervention work  Monitor levels of: Crime and incidents Performance under of Control Strategy Priority  Identify emerging trends  Commission Target and Problem profiles  Authorise and prioritise operational activity  Make resource decisions  Review Intelligence Requirement and amend where necessary Priority Locations Subjects Crime/ Incident series High Risk Issues  Violence, Disorder and Anti Social Behaviour  SOC  CHILD PROTECTION  TERRORISM  Drugs

PROBLEM and TARGET Profiles Identify the scale of a problem, persons or locations to be targeted and recommend tactics that will maximise the impact of resources seeking to address the issue. Offer best intelligence, target criminals, reduce crime and disorder, solve problems and bring about improvement in quality of life.

SUB DIVISIONAL TACTICAL Meets every two weeks and discusses the previous issues and any emerging issues.

DAILY BRIEFINGS  Looking ahead to the next 24 hours  Reassess existing priorities for tactical resource against new demand  Deal with operational disruptions to plans currently being executed  Ensure balanced workloads  Looking back at the previous 24 hours  Check tasks have been completed  Assess the significant changes in the operational and intelligence picture that may have implications for resources  Consider any performance issues  Examining  Crime levels  Response times and reasons for any that were missed  The volume and quality of arrests, ensuring they are consistent with objectives  The management of incidents  Any incidents that require a media strategy

BRIEFING and DEBRIEFING The tasks identified are then cascaded to the officers by either electronic briefings or verbally by shift supervisors.

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