Intelligence Gathering

Age of Gathering Information,
"Age of Information Gathering"- Everything is recorded on CCTV, leading towards a surveillance society.
1. For Example, Alex Deane says penny sized chips are in peoples bins monitoring waste habits in Belfast.
  1. 200 CCTV cameras in operation, Big Brother Watch found 9 councils to have spent nearly $2 mill on CCTV.
    1. ANPR- PSNI claims they prevent and detect crime and monitor terrorist activity.
2 Key Areas
1. Collection- by public or private sector bodies, police or supermarket
2. Storage by all organisations
  1. Example- Police act 97' -Human Rights Act 98 -Investigatory Powers act
Relevant Articles ECHR
1. Article 8 ECHR
  1. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law
  2. Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence
Intelligence - led Policing
1. Information-organizing process that allows police agencies to better understand their crime problems and take measure of the resources available to be able to decide on an enforcement tactic
All Surveillance activity conducted by the police must be in accordance with – RIPA 2000 & IPA 2016
1. Pre-RIPA- No legislation before 69' , only advice given to Chief Constables.

Resource summary

	Created by Niall McKevitt almost 5 years ago