The IACP report National Summit on Intelligence: Gathering, Sharing, Analysis, and Use after 9-11 finds that in the years since the terrorist attacks of September 11,2001, U.S. local, state, and tribal law enforcement agencies have made great strides in their ability to share intelligence, a critical factor in the continuing effort to prevent further terrorist attacks. However, the full benefits of intelligence sharing have not yet been realized because the process itself remains a mystery to many police officers, and some law enforcement executives consider their agencies too small or too remote to participate in criminal intelligence sharing. These obstacles to full participation could result in alarming gaps in the intelligence that guides U.S. homeland security and crime-fighting efforts.
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