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A review of the literature on intelligence in the law enforcement environment will return information on “intelligence led
policingâ€, crime intelligence, crime analysis or it may lead us to “problem orientated policingâ€. All of which mean quite
different things all be it, there may be commonality of objective. Why is it, the law enforcement community continues to
struggle with both defining intelligence and just how intelligence supports the law enforcement function? This paper seeks
to tease out what intelligence means to law enforcement. Intelligence as a function, process and a product is broadly
understood within the military and wider national security community. Nevertheless the literature appears to suggest that
this is not the case within law enforcement. Evidence is perceived as the key in law enforcement as it is evidence that leads
to conviction. Intelligence is not evidence however it can contribute to the discovery of evidence. Is it this that generates a
response to intelligence varying from ambivalence to antipathy through to acceptance? Understanding these issues is
important if law enforcement is to exploit intelligence effectively and appropriately. (Authors abstract).
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