Index > intelligence-led policing
This page is designed as a resource for people interested in intelligence-led policing; its definition, related papers, PowerPoint slides, and so on. The main resource is my forthcoming book, aptly (and obviously!) titled 'Intelligence-Led Policing'. This page will also links to further reading related to the book, PowerPoint slides, a link to the publisher's web site, and other papers related to intelligence-led policing.
The book is on the promotion exam of a number of police departments, including the Philadelphia Police Department.
Quick jumps on this page:
Definition of intelligence-led policing
The book: Intelligence-Led Policing
Further reading and slides supporting each chapter
The three-i model as a conceptual model
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Recent additions to this page
A study guide compiled by Clairissa Breen is now available. It can be found under the supplemental materials for the book (under the PowerPoint slides).
Definition of intelligence-led policing
Intelligence-led policing is a business model and managerial philosophy where data analysis and crime intelligence are pivotal to an objective, decision-making framework that facilitates crime and problem reduction, disruption and prevention through both strategic management and effective enforcement strategies that target prolific and serious offenders.
Source: Ratcliffe, J.H. (2008) Intelligence-Led Policing. Cullompton: Willan Publishing. p. 89.
'Dr Ratcliffe has that rare ability to combine theory and practice using language that practitioners will find both useful and applicable in an operational environment. This is a book for everyone with a stake in understanding crime and the value of intelligence-led approaches as an effective response.'
R. Mark Evans (Director, Analytical Services, Police Service of Northern Ireland)
'Intelligence-Led Policing is a “must” read for police leaders and academics alike. Ratcliffe presents the first comprehensive account of an important movement in modern policing and makes sense of what until know has been a rather vague set of interesting ideas. Clearly written and well organized, Intelligence-Led Policing provides an in-depth insightful prescription for policing. We can hope that in the years to come well thumbed and underlined copies of this book will be found on the desks and night-tables of police officials around the globe. This may be the most important book on policing in over a decade.'
John E. Eck (Professor, Division of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati)
The central aim of this book is to bring the concepts and processes of intelligence-led policing into better focus, so that students, practitioners and scholars of policing, criminal intelligence and crime analysis can better understand the evolving dynamics of this new paradigm in policing. The main audience are professionals within the law enforcement environment; senior officers, middle management, analysts and operational staff. With this in mind, each chapter contains a Viewpoint from a professional in the field. These expert views are drawn from specialists from around the globe, and I am indebted to the authors for agreeing to share their insight.
What is intelligence-led policing? Who came up with the idea? Where did it come from? How does it related to other policing paradigms? What distinguishes an intelligence-led approach to crime reduction? How is it designed to have an impact on crime? Does it prevent crime? What is crime disruption? Is intelligence-led policing just for the police? These are questions asked by many police professionals, including senior officers, analysts and operational staff. Similar questions are also posed by students of policing who have witnessed the rapid emergence of intelligence-led policing from its British origins to worldwide movement. These questions are also relevant to crime prevention practitioners and policy-makers seeking long-term crime benefits. The answers to these questions are the subject of this book.
1. Introduction 2. Origins of intelligence-led policing 3. The magnitude of the crime challenge 4. Defining intelligence-led policing 5. Analytical frameworks 6. Interpreting the criminal environment
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7. Influencing decision-makers 8. Having an impact on crime 9. Evaluating intelligence-led policing 10. Challenges for the future
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Click on each chapter title for PowerPoint slides. There is also a pdf file with supplemental material for the book.
Please understand that:
- The slides are here as aid to instruction related to the book. The slides are not designed as a replacement for the book because of the necessity to reduce text to fit into slides. See the English/Sminglish thing below to understand why you shouldn't quote from the slides.
- Please use these slides as a starting point only for your own PowerPoint presentation based on your reading of the book, and your needs. They are not designed to be a definitive record of the book chapter.
- Please do not cite from these slides. Please cite any text from the book as some text may have changed. The book is the definitive record.
- English/Sminglish? The book is written in British English (on the whole). The slides have been spell-checked in American English. There will therefore be some subtle differences in the two texts. Sometimes, not so subtle.
- Any incompatibility is a PowerPoint thing. The slides were created in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 but have been converted to PowerPoint 97-2003 format so that more people can use them. Of course, there may be some slight problems with the conversion. Blame Bill Gates. If you have PowerPoint 2007, best to resave in this format.
- The files are larger than usual in size becuase I chose to embed fonts so that the pagination is as close as possible to my intended layout. To reduce file size you might want to remove the embed fonts feature. This will also improve save time.
Printing slides
- The background for the slides is taken from the book cover. To print without the background (at least in PowerPoint 2007)...
- Right click on the slide background somewhere
- Click "Format background"
- Click "Hide background graphics"
- Click ‘Apply to All’
- Print as ‘Slides’ with the color/grayscale set to ‘Pure Black and White”
- Don’t forget to switch the background graphics back on afterwards!!
2. Origins of intelligence-led policing
3. The magnitude of the crime challenge
4. Defining intelligence-led policing
6. Interpreting the criminal environment
7. Influencing decision-makers
9. Evaluating intelligence-led policing
Supplemental material for the book (chapter headings with supporting notes, key terms and names, links and further reading)
ErrataDownload all 10 chapters and the supplemental material as a zip file (warning: 21.5 Mb)
Other papers and writings on Intelligence-Led Policing
Download a radio interview on ILP
Click here to link to a 30 minute interview I did with Debbie Osborne's blog radio slot.
A few years ago, I was looking for a simple model to explain to intelligence and crime analysts what their job should be in an intelligence-led policing environment. The problem was that many analysts spent their whole time analysing crime and not thinking about the broader picture: why they were doing the analysis, and what they should do with the results. The 3-i model grew from discussions with an Australian federal agent and aims to show the purpose of crime analysis in the modern policing world. Read more by clicking here.
