A fusion of crime fighters

A fusion of crime fighters

Organized Crime and Transnational Threats Video

November 18, 2009 Symposium: Symposium on Organized Crime in the Western Hemisphere: An Overlooked Threat?

Council on Foreign Relations

"The speakers identify the circumstances under which organized criminal activities constitute a threat to national security. Lee Wolosky, former director for transnational threats at the National Security Council, argues that such activities rise beyond a law enforcement problem and require broader components of the U.S. government to have a role in resolving it.

Wolosky and William Wechsler, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and global threats at the U.S. Department of Defense, say that there exists a "nexus" between various illicit organizations and that these organizations have a unique ability to find each other. They argue that similar connections also develop between organized crime and terrorism. Specifically addressing the threat of nuclear proliferation in the context of organized crime, Wolosky cites the A.Q. Khan network as an example of an international criminal network with nuclear proliferation aspirations."

Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators

Serial Murder: Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives for Investigators is a resource from the FBI based on a 2005 symposium of experts.

Fort Pierce man suspected of being ‘Red Striped Bandit,’ police say

The article Fort Pierce man suspected of being ‘Red Striped Bandit,’ police say indicates a robbery series with crimes that that ran from 2007 to 2009. It is a good reminder for analysts to look back in data in time and to keep track through time. Serial crimes do not necessarily occur close together in time.

CYBERSECURITY : Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats

CYBERSECURITY:Continued Efforts Are Needed to Protect Information Systems from Evolving Threats

Statement for the Record To the Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate

Statement of
Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director
Information Security Issues
David A. Powner, Director
Information Technology Management Issues
For Release on Delivery
Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Data-Driven Crime Fighting

Data-Driven Crime Fighting: Law enforcement agencies adopt new tools in an effort to be more proactive in getting resources where they're most needed

I cannot believe these are STILL new tools...

In the News

Here are some interesting articles:

Eight charged in elaborate theft of debit card data

Thousands of Rape Kits Wait to be Tested

Crime rings boost ivory smuggling

Arrest may clear over a dozen burglaries

Free Harvard Webinar on Human Trafficking

Best Practices to Combat Human Trafficking: Forced Labor

November 16, 2009, 10 am - 12 pm (EST)

~This webinar is hosted online. Registration required, and free of charge.~
Forced labor is one of the most difficult forms of human trafficking to identify and frequently the most elusive. This webinar, sponsored by the Initiative to Stop Human Trafficking and the Government Innovators Network, will focus on the best practices to combat forced labor trafficking. The panel will feature:

* E. Benjamin Skinner (moderator) - Fellow, Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Author of A Crime So Monstrous: Face-to-Face with Modern-Day Slavery
* Karen McLaughlin - Director, Massachusetts Human Trafficking Force
* Roger Plant - Head, Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour, International Labour Organisation

For more information and to register, visit our event page at:
http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/spotlight.html?id=2410

OCTA 2009 EU ORGANISED CRIME THREAT ASSESSMENT

OCTA 2009 EU ORGANISED CRIME THREAT ASSESSMENT

This is "the fourth European Union Organised Crime Threat Assessment (2009 OCTA). The OCTA is a core product of the intelligence-led law enforcement concept and its drafting is one of Europol’s top priorities."

What's The Crime Rate?

What's The Crime Rate?

This blog post by Analyst Scott Dickson in The Crime Analysts' Blog is a very readable and relevant explanation.