SUPPORT FOR SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT

Submitted by the Executive Committee EC.024.a08

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 atrocities, there is a need to address the deficiencies that exist in this country in the collection, analysis and dissemination of Criminal Intelligence; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes the need to address these deficiencies and to ensure that state, local and tribal law enforcement is involved in the Intelligence process; and

WHEREAS, the IACP recognizes that, if state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers are adequately equipped and trained and fully integrated into an information and intelligence sharing network, they can be invaluable assets in efforts to identify and apprehend suspected terrorists before they strike.

WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Program Manager of the Information Sharing Environment, in collaboration with the Major Cities Chiefs Association, released Findings and Recommendations of the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Support and Implementation Project; and

WHEREAS, the SAR, issued in June of 2008, provided 17 major findings that were categorized in six specific issues: Executive Leadership; Privacy and Civil Liberties Protections; Gathering, Processing, Reporting, Analyzing, and Sharing of Suspicious Activity; Standard Reporting Format and Data Collection Codes; Training and Community Outreach; and Technology; and

WHEREAS, those major findings will aid greatly and standardize the process for the reporting of suspicious activity for state, local and tribal law enforcement; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police, duly assembled at its 115th Annual Conference in San Diego, California strongly supports the Findings and Recommendations of the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Support and Implementation Project as a valuable tool to remedy the deficiencies in the existing methods of collecting, analyzing and disseminating criminal intelligence, that the IACP encourages all law enforcement to utilize this tool in creating and/or bettering its efforts in the area of Criminal Intelligence, and that the Federal Government also support these efforts.