Ensuring Efficiency, Interagency Cooperation, and Protection of Civil Liberties: Shifting from a Traditional Model of Policing to an Intelligence‐Led Policing (ILP) Paradigm

Abstract

In an attempt to address the criticism of a lack of interagency cooperation among law enforcement agencies, police agencies are being forced to adopt an intelligence‐led policing (ILP) paradigm. While there is consensus on the need for better intra‐ and interagency cooperation among law enforcement agencies to prevent future attacks on the USA, there is debate over the best approach to implementing paradigmatic change at the local level. Although the ILP paradigm is an acceptable model, it is not without limitations. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to describe the ILP model and outline some major challenges that an ILP model presents for policing in a post‐9/11 world and highlight current measures to address shortcomings. It is concluded that in order to overcome the shortcomings in efficiency and cooperation, and to enhance the protection of civil liberties, law enforcement agencies must take advantage of training initiatives and adhere to existing intelligence policies.