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STUDENTS ARE TO RESPOND TO EACH DISCUSSION POST WITH 150 WORDS EACH AND 2 ADDITIONAL SOURCES.

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discussion board 2 : ILP and Fusion centers

One such philosophy, known as intelligence-led policing (ILP), is a relatively new policing practice that has gained operational momentum with sparse empirical assessment (Carter et al., 2014). Although ILP originated as a strategy to combat complex criminality, such as terrorism and organized crime, the information sharing and analytic tenants of ILP are applicable to many of the problems police face, akin to a more robust problem-oriented policing strategy (Lewandowski et al., 2018). State and regional (also known as major urban area) fusion centers were developed to facilitate ILP among local agencies. More specifically, with their restricted geographical focus, regional fusion centers are in a strategic position to bridge information and resources to understand multijurisdictional crime problems (Carter, 2015). I could recall my time working on the police force, and while we were at roll call, the duty Sergeant discussed the overall crime in the neighborhood. He also suggested that we meet with our crime analyst for print out of the local crime patterns in our respective patrol districts. While working on patrol, the real-life application of both ILP and fusion centers was vital to address crime and control the fluctuation of these rates as well. With any information that is received it must be checked and analyzed. Same for ILP. However, the information received from ILP has to be the most up to date information. Sometimes, the information received from ILP can solve multiple crime issues within a specific patrol district. I could recall receiving a tip from a citizen about a house that was selling drugs. We then took this information back to our crime analyst, and then he was able to create a trend of crimes map based on the information received. We then used this information on patrol to speak with citizens looking for this specific pattern to address the problem who hardily. Through the used of ILP, not only were we able to locate a house that provided illegal drugs, but we were also about to reduce the overall rates of drug usage within other patrol districts as the house that we discovered was not only the supplier for drugs in our city but also the neighboring jurisdiction as well. Over in the other jurisdiction, they would depend on the drugs from our drug house to supply their people. When we arrested and closed the place down, the people in the neighboring jurisdiction had no one else to receive drugs from, which increased drug arrest and reduced drug usage and criminal offense for their specific patrol districts. The bible says in Matthew 5: 16, “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven” (ESV). Also, in Proverbs 3:27, “Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it” (ESV). I believe concerning ILP and fusion centers in law enforcement, if we have something to contribute to the overall success of law enforcement’s mission, then we should use this information for the betterment of the community.