L DIVISION
RICKY MASON
COMMUNITIES INSPECTOR
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL
NEED FOR NIM
To plan and work in co-operation with
partners to secure community safety
To manage performance and risk
To account for budgets
MODEL
• Ensures information is fully researched,
developed and analysed to provide
intelligence that senior managers can use to
provide strategic direction. Makes tactical
resource decisions about operational
policing.
NIM – Levels of crime
Level Three
Level Two
Level One
Serious and organised crime usually
operating on a national and international
scale requiring identification by proactive
means and a response primarily through
targeted operations by dedicated units. It is
also likely to require a national preventative
response.
Cross border issues affecting more than
one area command or division within a
force, or affecting another force or regional
crime activity and usually requiring
additional resources.
Local crime and disorder capable of being
managed by local resources.
4 PRIME COMPONENTS
• Tasking and Coordinating Process
• 4 Key Intelligence Products
• Knowledge Products
• Systems Products
4 Key Intelligence Products
NIM - Intelligence
Products
STRATEGIC
ASSESSMENT
TACTICAL
ASSESSMENT
PROBLEM
PROFILE
TARGET
PROFILE
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
• Provides a comprehensive picture of the
crime and criminality across the Force area
fed from the intelligence gathered from a
wide variety of sources. The assessment
drives the Force Strategic and Coordination
Group (STCG) which then sets the Force
Control Strategy priorities and intelligence
requirements.
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
Aim, scope and methodology
Current picture
Predictions for future
Emerging issues
Recommendations
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
• Provides guidance on issues likely to make
demands on police resources. It shall fully
describe each of these issues and provide an
analysis of the scale and risk.
• Makes recommendations on operational
priorities and Prevention, Intelligence and
Enforcement actions.
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
Strategic
Assessment
Control
Strategy
List of Priorities
Intelligence
Requirement
What we need
to know
LINK TO COMMUNITY PLANS
• The Local Government (Scotland) Act 2003
requires every local authority to produce a
community plan detailing priorities that will
improve the lives of local citizens.
• The Strategic Assessment is informed by
local Community Plans.
TACTICAL ASSESSMENT
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Picture since last Tactical Assessment
Predictions for next period
Short term recommendations/intelligence
Emerging issues
Results of previous actions
Key events
TASKING AND COORDINATION
TACTICAL ASSEMMENT
 Review progress on
agreed plans and
intervention work
 Monitor levels of:
Crime and incidents
Performance under of Control
Strategy Priority
 Identify emerging trends
 Commission Target and
Problem profiles
Authorise and prioritise
operational activity
 Make resource decisions
 Review Intelligence
Requirement and amend
where necessary
Apply the Tactical
Menu in line with the
Control Strategy
Priority
Locations Subjects
Crime/
High Risk
Incident
Issues
series
Violence,
Disorder and
Anti Social
Behaviour
SOC
CHILD
PROTECTION
TERRORISM
Drugs
PROBLEM and TARGET Profiles
• Identify the scale of a problem, persons or
locations to be targeted and recommend
tactics that will maximise the impact of
resources seeking to address the issue.
• Offer best intelligence, target criminals,
reduce crime and disorder, solve problems
and bring about improvement in quality of
life.
SUB DIVISIONAL TACTICAL
• Meets every two weeks and discusses the
previous issues and any emerging issues.
DAILY BRIEFINGS
 Looking ahead to the next 24 hours
 Reassess existing priorities for tactical resource against new demand
 Deal with operational disruptions to plans currently being executed
 Ensure balanced workloads
 Looking back at the previous 24 hours
 Check tasks have been completed
 Assess the significant changes in the operational and intelligence picture that may
have implications for resources
 Consider any performance issues
 Examining
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Crime levels
Response times and reasons for any that were missed
The volume and quality of arrests, ensuring they are consistent with objectives
The management of incidents
Any incidents that require a media strategy
BRIEFING and DEBRIEFING
• The tasks identified are then cascaded to the
officers by either electronic briefings or
verbally by shift supervisors.
QUESTIONS