Analysis of U.S. Fusion Centers in Law Enforcement and Intelligence

This discussion board post analyzes the effectiveness of U.S. fusion centers, which were created to improve information sharing of terrorism-related intelligence among local, state, and federal levels of government. The post examines whether fusion centers have successfully improved information sharing, considering the controversies surrounding the collection and sharing of personal information. It explores whether fusion centers have moved away from their intended purpose and whether they are being used as a local law enforcement tool to fight local crime. The analysis highlights the collaborative efforts of fusion centers in responding to terrorist attacks and criminal activities, the role of fusion centers in enhancing authentication tasks, and how fusion centers assist local law enforcement agencies by providing relevant facts and details about criminal activities with accurate intelligence. The post also references key literature on fusion centers, including their role in bridging state/local law enforcement and national intelligence cultures, combating terrorism, and federal oversight.

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In your opinion, how effective are U.S. fusion centres? Explain.
The ability to corporate and coordinate relevant responses to tackle the event of the
terrorist activities, it is a challenge for Fusion sector to face all nationalities. Fusion centre
of US is a collaborative effort to respond to terrorist attacks and deduct criminal activities.
Fusion centre of US accomplishes through sharing information, providing a unique
perspective with an effective and relevant perspective on issues, opportunities and threats
at state, regional and international level (Resilient Coats, D. R. (2018). US fusion centres
are effectively working in two-way intelligence against terrorist attacks between the state
government and Tribal & Territorial private partners. US fusion centres are now able to
enhance their authentication task and capable to reduce terrorist activities by responding
to all threats and issues (Salvatore, 2018).
Do you feel that the creation of fusion centres has improved information sharing of
terrorism-related information at all three levels of government? Why or why not?
The creation of fusion centres was done in order to improvise the way of sharing
information and knowledge of intelligence among local and regional level. It has become
successful in all the three government levels, i.e. local, state and federal to enforce the
law. Fusion centres have become successful in the establishment and implementation of
operating intelligence. However, due to lack of proper methods, systematic authentication
of true details and information, Fusion centres could not focus directly on criminal
activities. Sometimes due to non-legal expertise, personnel of the fusion centres face
problem to address the criminal activities and issues and share the information at all
enforcement level (Bruneau & Esparza, 2018).
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Do you feel that fusion centres have ultimately moved away from their intended
purpose? Why or why not?
Fusions centres is an emerging concept to prevent all illegal and criminal activities by
sharing information and intelligence related to criminal activities. For this purpose,
centres need to process and manage all information at the government and private sector
level de Castro et. al., 2017). Fusion centres always follow and rectify their
responsibilities and support to implement all risk-based, information-based and
intelligence-driven with state, federal and local level of government. It always focuses on
analysed, relevant and proven information to predicate them at the federal level. The facts
and information to be shared are based on department's policies, involving state, federal
and criminal privacy laws (Gaudet, 2018).
Are fusion centres now being used as a local law enforcement tool to help fight local
crime? Why or why not?
Fusion centres can be taken as a brick of local law enforcement agencies. It is comprised
entity and best positioned to identify, observe and understand threats and facing
challenges at all level of local law agencies. Local and regional law government are not
able to notice and analyse threats so they are facing challenges for proper and effective
jurisdiction or region. (Guoqin et. al., 2019). Fusion centres help local law agencies to
analyse and diverse all information by providing them proper and relevant facts and
details about all criminal activities with more accurate intelligence (Rogers, 2019)
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References:
Bruneau, T., & Esparza, D. (2018). Fusion Centers: Bridging State/Local Law
Enforcement and National Intelligence Culture. Homeland Security Cultures:
Enhancing Values While Fostering
de Castro Garcia, A., Matei, F. C., & Bruneau, T. C. (2017). Combatting terrorism
through fusion centers: useful lessons from other experiences?. International
Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 30(4), 723-742.
Gaudet, M. J. (2018). Federal Oversight and Accountability for State Fusion Centers.
Administration & Society, 47(6), 740-762
Guoqin, S., Peiying, W., & Xiaozhuan, X. (2019). Research on the Development of
Privacy Protection in the Process of American Intelligence Fusion. Information
and Documentation Services, 40(3), 46-52.
Resilient Coats, D. R. (2018). Statement for the Record, Worldwide Threat Assessment of
the US Intelligence Community, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Daniel
R. Coats, Director of National Intelligence, February 13, 2018. In the United
States. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The United States. Office of
the Director of National Intelligence, 203.
Rogers, D. (2019). US Surveillance of Citizens: The Prevention of Domestic Terrorism.
Salvatore, S. A. (2018). Fusion centre challenges: why fusion centres have failed to meet
intelligence sharing expectations. Naval Postgraduate School Monterey United
States.
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