The effect the Intelligence Toolbox training program has on state, local, and tribal law enforcement agency's ability to develop or re-engineer an intelligence capacity and the effect agency size has on the adequacy of an agency's intelligence capacity.

摘要

The purpose of this research study is to determine the effectiveness that the Intelligence Toolbox training program has in regard to helping state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to develop or re-engineer an intelligence capacity that is not only operational, but is consistent with federal regulations and policies. Also, the need exists to assess the impact agency size and population of the agency's responsibility has on the adequacy of a law enforcement agency's intelligence capacity. It has been made apparent by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks-Upon the United States, the President of the United States, and law enforcement administrators on all levels that the initiative for intelligence capacities is present, however, the knowledge and resources are not. With this in mind, Dr. David L. Carter and Michigan State University were awarded a three million dollar competitive training grant from the Office of Grants & Training division of the Department of Homeland Security to develop and deliver a training course to provide the tools and resources necessary to help guide state, local, and tribal agencies into the intelligence arena. The researcher hypothesizes that the results of thus study will show that the knowledge, resources, and networking participants have gained at the Intelligence Toolbox training program will result in a positive relationship with an agency's ability to develop or re-engineer an intelligence capacity.