ATP 3-39.20 — Police Intelligence Operations
ATP 3-39.20 governs police intelligence operations involving crime, criminal threats, and police effectiveness.
- Publication number: ATP 3-39.20
- Title: POLICE INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS
- Date: 05/13/2019
- Proponent: T2COM
- Status: ACTIVE
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It addresses planning, collecting, processing, producing, and disseminating police information and intelligence. It requires police information to be evaluated for relevancy, reliability, and timeliness.
Topics covered
- Police intelligence operations
- Crime analysis
- Criminal intelligence products
- Police information collection
- Criminal network analysis
- Crime prevention surveys
Questions and answers
How does ATP 3-39.20 define police intelligence operations?
PIO is an iterative process that begins and ends with the continuous assessment of crime environments, criminal threats, and police effectiveness to determine the information required to prevent, investigate, control, and reduce crime. (paragraph 1-8)
What is an information requirement in police intelligence operations?
An information requirement is any information element the commander and staff require to successfully conduct operations (ADRP 6-0). (paragraph 2-1)
How is police information evaluated?
Military police staffs and police intelligence analysts evaluate police information for relevancy, reliability, and timeliness. (paragraph 3-2)
What is a crime prevention survey?
The crime prevention survey formally records the assessment, review, and analysis of existing conditions within a specified facility, activity, or area for the purpose of detecting crime, identifying conditions or procedures conducive to criminal activity, and minimizing or eliminating the opportunity to commit a criminal offense or engage in criminal activity. (paragraph 2-1)
What does social network analysis show about criminal networks?
Social network analysis (also called sociometrics) is a tool that police intelligence analysts may use to understand the organizational dynamics of a criminal network and how best to exploit it. (paragraph 4-6)