Fusion Center Resources

Reference Materials

Guideline 1 − The NCISP and the Intelligence Process

• 10 Simple Steps to Help Your Agency Become a Part of the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan
• Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies
• National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan

Guideline 2 − Mission Statement and Goals

• The Community Policing Consortium – Staircase to Strategic Planning: Mission

Guideline 3 − Governance

• Bylaws Sample Template
• Board Guidelines
• Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative Advisory Committee Bylaws
• Parliamentary Procedures

Guideline 4 − Collaboration

• Community Collaboration

Guideline 5 − Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

• 28 CFR Part 23 Sample MOU
• Arizona Counter Terrorism Information Center MOU
• Canada Department of Defense (DOD) MOU Guidelines
• Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU
• MOU Sample Template
• Rockland County Intelligence Center MOU

Guideline 6 − Database Resources

• El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)
• FBI’s LEO Program
• Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA)
• Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN)
• International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)
• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)
• International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU)
• National Crime Information Center (NCIC)
• National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC)
• National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C)
• NLETS − The International Justice and Public Safety Information Sharing Network
• RISS Automated Trusted Information Exchange (ATIX)
• RISSNET™

Guideline 7 − Interconnectivity

• A Framework for Justice Information Sharing: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA)
• Model Intelligence Database Policy
• A Critical Look at Centralized and Distributed Strategies for Large-Scale Justice Information Sharing Systems
  (a white paper prepared by the IJIS Institute)
• Global Justice XML Data Model

Guideline 8 − Privacy

• Fusion Center Privacy Policy Development: Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Policy Template
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU): Audit Checklist for the Criminal Intelligence Function
• National Criminal Justice Association—Justice Information Privacy Guideline
• Privacy and Information Quality Policy Development for the Justice Decision Maker

Standard 9 − Security

• Applying Security Practices to Justice Information Sharing
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) template and example policies

Guideline 10 − Facility, Location, and Physical Infrastructure

• IACP Police Facility Planning Guidelines
• Executive Order 12068
• Executive Order 12958
• Executive Order 13292
• FBI Security Clearances and Frequently Asked Questions

Guideline 11 − Human Resources

• Law Enforcement Analytic Standards
• Personnel Sample Checklist

Guidelines 12 and 13 − Training of Center Personnel/Multidisciplinary Awareness and Education

• Counter-Terrorism Training Coordination Working Group (CTTWG)
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-5
• Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-8
• Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards for United States Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies
• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)
• NW3C
• International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST)
• HSAC Homeland Security Intelligence and Information Fusion Report
  
  

Guideline 14 − Intelligence Services and Products

• DHS National Response Plan, December 2004

Guideline 15 − Policies and Procedures

• 28 CFR Part 23
• Evaluation Checklists for Intelligence Units
• International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Criminal Intelligence Model Policy
• Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU): Criminal Intelligence File Guidelines
• National Criminal Justice Association's (NCJA) Justice Information Privacy Guideline

Guideline 16 − Center Performance Measurement and Evaluation

• Office of Management and Budget

Guideline 17 − Funding

• The U.S. Government’s Official Web Portal
• Summary of Funding Resources

Organization Links

• CopNet
• Defense Information Systems Agency
• FBI Terrorism Information
• International Association of Crime Analysts (IACA)
• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA)
• Integrated Justice Information Systems Institute
• National Association of Counties
• National Association of State Chief Information Officers
• National Governors Association
• Office of Management and Budget
• Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice
• Regional Information Sharing Systems®
• SEARCH, The National Consortium for Justice Information and Statistics
• Terrorism Research Center
• U.S. Department of Defense News
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. Department of State