The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recently launched the National Criminal Intelligence Resource Center in collaboration with the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program, the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) Program, and the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) to expand officer safety event deconfliction coverage nationwide. Event deconfliction is the process of determining when law enforcement personnel are conducting an event in close proximity to one another at the same time. Events include law enforcement actions, such as surveillance and executing search warrants. When certain elements are matched, such as date, time, and location, between two or more events, a conflict can result. Immediate notification via an event deconfliction system is important to help officers identify operational conflicts and leverage each other’s information.
The center is the first nationwide officer safety event deconfliction solution, and will helps support and protect law enforcement officers. This is a significant milestone in enhancing officer safety throughout the country.
For more information, visit the Nationwide Officer Safety Event Deconfliction website.