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Ten Years After 9/11: the Structure and Use of Intelligence Units in Local Policing

The events of September 11, 2001 marked a paradigm shift in the strategy within all levels of law enforcement in the United States. Intelligence became the watchword of the day and with it, the movement to incorporate strategic and tactical information in daily policing. Yet while the philosophy was clear, the method and manner to which agencies were left to achieve these goals was much less designed. The federal government allocated funds to assist help agencies incorporate an intelligence function in their daily operations but which agencies and to what degree remains unclear even today. This study seeks to determine the current state of use of intelligence in municipal law enforcement agencies in the State of Texas ten years after 9/11. Through use of a survey, it assesses the frequency of use of intelligence units in local police departments in the State of Texas, identifies commonalities in their structure, and determines the state of their effectiveness.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc407786
Date12 1900
CreatorsHollier, Michael P.
ContributorsFrisch, Eric, Trulson, Chad, Stewart, Daniel
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
FormatText
RightsPublic, Hollier, Michael P., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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