Intelligence Guidelines for Major Crimes Division Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section
LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS INTELLIGENCE GUIDELINES FOR MAJOR CRIMES DIVISION ANTI-TERRORISM INTELLIGENCE SECTION Approved September 25, 2012 LOSLOS ANGELESANGELES POLICEPOLICE DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT MAJOR CRIMES DIVISION INTELLIGENCE GUIDELINES FOR ANTI-TERRORISM INTELLIGENCE SECTION Approved by the Board of Police Commissioners – September 25, 2012 PREAMBLE The Board of Police Commissioners (Board) recognizes terrorist activity as the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives. This is consistent with the Code of Federal Regulations (28 C.F.R. Section 0.85). Terrorist activity also includes individuals and groups who plan, threaten, finance, aid/abet, and attempt or perform unlawful acts in furtherance of terrorist activity. The right of public expression through demonstration is expressly recognized and shall not, absent the reasonable suspicion to believe that there may be a potential for a “significant disruption of the public order,” as defined in these Intelligence Guidelines, be subject to Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section investigation that involves the maintenance of Intelligence Files. Recognizing that terrorist-related intelligence information, properly gathered, analyzed, stored, maintained and disseminated, is essential to the performance of the Department’s mandated duty to protect the public through crime prevention, the Board establishes these Intelligence Guidelines to provide for the legitimate needs of law enforcement while, at the same time, steadfastly respecting all constitutional and statutory rights guaranteed to every individual. Generally, the focus of an intelligence investigation is strategy oriented. It focuses on the goals or potential of an individual, group or enterprise rather than on specific violations of law.
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