Vol.37 - No.30 - IN THIS ISSUE - Regional Homeland Security Intelligence-Sharing and Chicago Gang Patrols

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Regional homeland security officials from a northeastern U.S. coalition urged federal leaders to share terrorism intelligence with state and local police, arguing front-line agencies lack detailed alerts to judge imminent threats. The proposal emphasized intelligence-sharing centers staffed by personnel with top-secret clearance and access to federal databases. The issue also reports Chicago bolstering patrols in high-crime areas to deter street gangs, using information-driven deployments and permits to disperse planned rallies without violence.

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IN THIS ISSUE

IN THE COURTS

Across the States

Northeast Seeks Access To U.S. Data On Terror

Chicago Beefs Patrols To Cool Street Gangs

August 1,2003 Vol.37,No.30 ## IN THIS ISSUE Chicago Strengthens PatrolsTo Avert Gang Violence……2Oklahoma Finds Drug Link To45%Of Female Convictions 2California Budget Deal CutsState Police By 10%…………3New York Enacts ToughPenalties For Sex Offenses..3Teen Crime,Drug Use ContinueTo Decline From 1993 Peak 3Connecticut Researchers TraceDNA Patterns In Marijuana.3DAWN Data Show 2%AbusePrescription Medication .…4New Jersey Eyes EnforcementFor Child Abuse ………………4 ## IN THE COURTS 9th Circuit Rates Social HistoryAs Equal To Convictions…49th Circuit Bars Searches OfBuildings On Property………59th Circuit Upholds State RightTo Set Time For Sex Show..5Minnesota Requires Cause ForStops Of Ex-offenders ……5 ACROSS THE STATES Alabama,California…………6Illinois,Indiana,Kentucky..6Maine,New Jersey………7Pennsylvania,Rhode Island.7South Carolina,Vermont..7 # Northeast Seeks Access To U.S.DataOn Terror To Empower Beat Officers A homeland security alliancethat consists of 10 Northeasternstates has called on the federal gov-ernment to share information on ter-rorism to improve the responses ofstate and local police. Public safety officials who haveformed the Northeast RegionalHomeland Security Agreementmade their appeal to Homeland Se-curity Secretary Tom Ridge. With Ridge issuing alerts andwarnings with scant detail,the stategroup said,loca police who are onthe front lines have little,andsometimes no,guidance on which tojudge whether terrorist activity isimminent in theirjurisdictions. “America's 700,000 state andlocal police officers are our coun-try's 'boots on the ground'in a do-mestic war on terrorism,"the stateofficials said in a letter to Ridge The officials said the federalgovernment is reluctant to share in-telligence with state and local policedespite repeated promises since the9/11 terrorists'attacks in 2001. As a solution the state officialsrecommended the establishment ofintelligence-sharing centers.Publicsafety officers assigned to the cen-ters would undergo the same back-ground checks for security that top federal law enforcement agents un-dergo,the officials said. The issue is not new.Policechiefs and state police superinten-dents,mayors and governors havebeen calling for similar programs. But this is believed to be thefirst time that a large group of stateshas formed a coalition to press forthe establishment of a regionalcenter staffed with police who havehigh-level,federal security clear-ances. The states that made the pitch tothe Homeland Security Departmentare Connecticut,Delaware,Maine,Massachusetts,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New York,Pennsylva-nia,Rhode Island and Vermont. "The Department of HomelandSecurity must achieve the goal ofkeeping our nation safe,"the lettersaid."This will be enabled by get-ting the right information to theright people.” The intelligence-sharing centerswould be staffed by people withtop-secret security clearance whowould work directly with federal,state and local police and securityagencies.The centers would enableofficers to use federal databases tolearn if suspects have terrorist con- nections. Vermont Public Safety Com- missioner Kerry Sleeper said infor-mation that could help officers onthe street fight terrorism is notreaching them.And those officersare the ones most likely to detectterrorist activity first,he said. The New Jersey Police TrainingCommission has mandated that alllocal law enforcement recruits inNew Jersey receive training incounter-terrorism and in emergencyresponse,including response toweapons of mass destruction. Without information to act on,however,the training would be lesseffective than it could be,New Jer-sey officials said. New Jersey's new requirementswill take effect in January 2004 atall 23 of the state's police acade-mies.Many academies have imple-mented,or will implement,trainingbefore the deadline. The New Jersey Office ofCounter-Terrorism will coordinatethe training.Working with the FBIand New Jersey State Police,the of-fice has a

FAQs

What did northeastern states request from the federal government regarding terrorism threats?

They asked the federal government to share terrorism information so state and local police can better respond and assess whether terrorist activity is imminent.

How were the proposed intelligence-sharing centers intended to help officers?

They would be staffed by personnel with top-secret clearance, enabling officers to use federal databases to determine whether suspects have terrorist connections.

What strategy did Chicago police use to reduce street gang violence during planned events?

They increased patrols based on early intelligence about proposed gatherings, then asked organizers for city permits to authorize rallies and deployed tactical and gang units to deter crowds.

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