Abstract

Since the early implementation of preventative policing strategies in the 1980s, the police forces of the United Kingdom have seen significant organisational and structural changes designed to accommodate a strategic shift towards what is commonly described as 'intelligence-led policing' (ILP). The 'information revolution', the 'demand gap', and policy shifts such as the National Intelligence Model, are often cited as the primary catalyst for the creation and implementation of ILP, which has since engendered the construction and deployment of new specialist law enforcement units. These new intelligence bodies are designed to utilise the technologies of surveillance, data management, and analysis deemed necessary to keep pace with the growing threats of organised crime and international terrorism. This chapter takes a critical look at the common assumptions around the conception and expansion of ILP through an analysis of the personal, institutional and political antagonisms that led to the creation of the first national ILP body, the Drugs and Illegal Immigration Intelligence Unit.

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