WHEREAS, prevention, response, mitigation, and recovery from criminal and terrorist acts is a shared responsibility among all police and law enforcement personnel and organizations; and

WHEREAS, cooperative exchange of information between law enforcement agencies and organizations at all levels serves to inhibit or prevent criminal and terrorist activity; and

WHEREAS, police personnel assigned to handle the preliminary and follow-up investigations of criminal or terrorist incidents require accurate information on which to base thoughtful responses and actions; and

WHEREAS, community safety and well being is best served when responding police personnel have as complete information as possible about the prevailing conditions likely to be encountered at the scene of a criminal or terrorist incident; and

WHEREAS, a successful conclusion to an investigation resulting from a criminal or terrorist incident is more likely when police investigators are provided complete available intelligence about the nature of the incident and suspected or known perpetrators; and

WHEREAS, it is understood that police investigations have failed to achieve successful conclusions when the flow of criminal intelligence is needlessly restricted; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police in support of national security and the common good encourages all police practitioners and organizations at all levels to promote the free exchange of criminal intelligence in the common interests of public safety and security.

PIE.032.a07