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Local Police Surveillance Guidance
The following documents, many obtained through freedom of information requests, reveal a patchwork of policies and guidelines regulating how state and local law enforcement agencies conduct intelligence activities.
The following documents, many obtained through freedom of information requests, reveal a patchwork of policies and guidelines regulating how state and local law enforcement agencies conduct intelligence activities. As described in the Brennan Center’s new report, more than half of these police departments and data fusion centers gather and share personal information about ordinary Americans without any suspicion of criminal activity, all with little or no independent oversight.
16-City Police Department Document Map
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Additional Resources
City of Chicago
- NEW: Chicago Police Department, Special Order S05–08–03, Terrorism Liaison Officer Program
- NEW: Chicago Police Department, Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU between FBI and Chicago Police Department
- NEW: Chicago Police Department, First Amendment Worksheet; General Orders related to 1st Amendment Investigations, Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS), Racial Profiling and other Bias Based Policing, and Video Surveillance; Department Special Orders related to 1st Amendment Investigations, CAPS, and Anti-Terrorism Preparations; Department Uniform and Property Order related to the Observation Van; Intelligence Section Special Orders related to investigations; and the Crime Prevention and Information Center (CPIC) Privacy Policy
- ACLU of Illinois, Privacy Policy Recommendations to Fusion Centers, Chicago Police Department’s Crime Prevention Information Center (CPIC)
- Illinois State Police, Privacy Policy, Statewide Terrorism & Intelligence Center
City of Dearborn
City of Detroit
- NEW: Detroit Police Department, Directive 203.6, Surveillance
- NEW: City of Detroit, Letter from Senior Assistant Corporate Counsel to the Brennan Center
- Detroit & Southeast MI Information Center, Privacy Policy
- Michigan Intelligence Operations Center, Privacy Policy
City of Houston
- NEW: Houston Police Department, General Order No. 800–07
- NEW: Houston Counterterrorism Task Force, Memorandum of Understanding
- NEW: Houston Police Department, General Order No. 400–12 Surveillance Equipment, General Order 600–41 Weapons of Mass Destruction, General Order 800–04 Reception and Dissemination of Criminal Intelligence Information
- Houston Regional Intelligence Service Center, Fusion Center Privacy Policy
- Houston Police Department, FY12 Core Services Assessment
- Texas Fusion Center, Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Policy
City of Los Angeles
- NEW: Letter from ACLU of Southern California et al. to the Counter-Terrorism/Criminal Intelligence Bureau, Los Angeles Police Department
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, Major Crimes Division (MCD) Standards and Procedures
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, Amendment to Major Crimes Division Standards and Procedures
- NEW: Audit of Anti-Terrorist Intelligence Section (Phase I), Fiscal year 2006/2007
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Audit, Fiscal year 2008/09
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Audit, Fiscal Year 2009/2010
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.1, April 12, 2006, Intelligence Reporting Procedures for Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Function
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.2, April 12, 2006, Investigators Working Folder for the Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Function
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.3, April 12, 2006, Security ofIntelligence Files for the Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Function
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.4, April 12, 2006, Surveillance Logs for the Anti-Terrorism Section Intelligence Function
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.5, April 12, 2006, Analysis Unit Information and Data Storage for the Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Function
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.6, April 12, 2006, Surveillance and Field Observations for Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Functions
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.7, April 12, 2006, Undercover Investigations for Anti-Terrorism Intelligence Section Functions
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.8, April 12, 2006, Dissemination of lntelligence Information
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.9, April 12, 2006, Use of LACLEAR for All Investigations
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No.1 0, November 20, 2006, Initial Lead and Preliminary Investigation Time Limits
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 11, March 16,2007, Investigator’s Working Folder (Amendments)
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 12, October 30,2008, Surveillance Approval Procedure
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 13, February 18,2009, Follow Up Intelligence Report
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 14, February 18,2009, Investigator’s Working Folder Audit Procedures
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 15, February 18,2009, Integrated Case Briefing System
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 16, August 27,2009, Privacy Guidelines for Evaluation Environment Initiative
- NEW: Los Angeles Police Department, MCD Divisional Order No. 17, March 16, 2010, Security Procedures for Major Crimes Division
- Los Angeles Police Department, Major Crimes Division, Divisional Order No. 16, Privacy Guidelines for Evaluation Environment Initiative
- Los Angeles Police Department, Major Crimes Division, Divisional Order No. 15, Privacy Guidelines for Information Sharing Environment, Suspicious Activity Report (ISE-SAR) Evaluation, Environment Initiative
- Los Angeles Police Commission, Reporting Suspicious Activity Potentially Related to Foreign or Domestic Terrorism, Revised Form 18.30.03
- Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Joint Regional Intelligence Center, Powerpoint
City of Miami
- NEW: Miami Police Department, Departmental Order 3, Intelligence and Terrorism Unit
- NEW: Miami Police Department, Standard Operating Procedure, Sections 3 to 11
- NEW: Miami Police Department, Standard Operation Procedure, Sections 11 to 16
- Florida Fusion Center, Privacy Policy, Version 3
City of Minneapolis
- NEW: Strategic Information Center, Minneapolis Police Department, Policy & Procedure
- Minneapolis Police Department, Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU between FBI and Minneapolis Police Department
- Minnesota Statutes 2011, Government Data Practices
- Minnesota Joint Analysis Center, Data Compliance Audit Report
- Minnesota Joint Analysis Center, Privacy Policy
City of New York
- NEW: New York Police Department, Letter from Lieutenant Richard Mantellino to the Brennan Center
- New York State Intelligence Center, Information and Intelligence, Privacy Policy
City of Philadelphia
- NEW: Philadelphia Police Department, Directive 126, Collection and Dissemination of Protected Information Policy
- NEW: Philadelphia Police Department, Directive 122, Race, Ethnicity, and Policing
- NEW: Delaware Valley Intelligence Center, Privacy Policy
- NEW: Philadelphia Police Department, Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU between FBI and Philadelphia Police Department
- Pennsylvania State Policy, Pennsylvania Criminal Intelligence Center, Privacy Policy
City of Portland
- NEW: Portland Police Bureau, Criminal Intelligence Unit, Standard Operating Procedure
- Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Draft Work Plan
- Oregon Administrative Rules 137–090–0000: Criminal Intelligence Unit
- Oregon TITAN Center Privacy Policy
- Portland Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Draft
City of Saint Paul
- NEW: Saint Paul Police Department, African Immigrant Muslim Coordinated Outreach Program (AIMCOP), Program Narrative
- NEW: Saint Paul Police Department, Special Investigations Unit, Policy and Guidelines for Investigations and Information Gathering Operations Involving First Amendment Activity
- NEW: Saint Paul Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
- Minnesota Joint Analysis Center (MJAC) 2010 Data Compliance Audit Report
- Minnesota Joint Analysis Center (MJAC) Privacy Policy
- Saint Paul Police Department Guidelines for Investigations Involving First Amendment Activities
- Saint Paul Police Department Manual Part 1
- Saint Paul Police Department Manual, Part 2
- Statewide Terrorism & Intelligence Center (STIC) Privacy Policy
City of San Francisco
- NEW: Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC), Anti-Terrorism Handbook
- California State Terrorism Threat Assessment System (STTAS) Information Privacy Policy
- San Francisco Police Department General Order: Guidelines for First Amendment Activities
- San Francisco Police Department Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
City of Seattle
- NEW: Seattle Police Department, Procedures and Tactics Publication, 024—Police Investigations Ordinance
- NEW: Seattle Police Department, Policies and Procedures, Employee Conduct, 5.140—Unbiased Policing
- Federal Bureau of Investigation Implementation of Specialized Community Outreach Team (SCOT)
- Seattle Municipal Code 12.12.150
- Seattle Ordinance 119805
- Seattle Ordinance 119816
- Seattle Ordinance 119893
- Seattle Ordinance 120728
- Seattle Police Department Audit, December 13, 2012
- Seattle Police Department Audit, January 12, 2012
- Seattle Police Department Audit Letter, May 2011
- Seattle Police Department Audit, February 22, 2011
- Seattle Police Department Audit, August 10, 2011
- Seattle Police Department Ordinance 24: Police Investigations
- Seattle Police Department Policies & Procedures 5.140
- Washington State Fusion Center Privacy Policy
District of Columbia
- NEW: Washington Regional Threat & Analysis Center, Privacy Policy
- Office of the District of Columbia Auditor, Audit of the Metropolitan Police Department 's Investigations and Preliminary Inquiries Involving First Amendment Activities
- Government of District, DC Code § 5–333.06, Authorization for Preliminary Inquiries involving First Amendment Activities
- Government of District, DC Code § 5–333.07, Techniques and Procedures for Investigations and Preliminary Inquiries
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, General Order GO-HSC-802.06, Suspicious Activity Reporting Program
- District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, Joint Terrorism Task Force MOU between FBI and District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
Los Angeles County
- NEW: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Emergency Operations Bureau, Unit Order #5, Intelligence Guidelines
- NEW: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Manual of Policies and Procedures, 2–05/090.00 Major Crimes Bureau
- Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, California State Terrorism Threat Assessment System Information, Privacy Policy
Miami-Dade County
- NEW: Miami-Dade Police Department, Policies and Procedures for Investigation of Persons, Groups or Organizations Engaged in First Amendment Activities
- NEW: Miami-Dade Police Department, Southeast Florida Fusion Center MOU with FBI
- NEW: Miami-Dade Police Department, Southeast Florida Fusion Center, Standard Operating Procedure
- Miami-Dade Police Department, Southeast Florida Fusion Center, Privacy Policy
Miscellaneous
- NEW: Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Transcript of Comments Made on Panel 1 of Brennan Center Symposium on Intelligence Collection and Law Enforcement
- NEW: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Memorandum from Director’s Office to All Field Offices
- NEW: Declaration of Paul G. Chevigny in Handschu v. Special Services Division
- NEW: Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative, Tips and Leads Issue Paper
- NEW: Phillip Mudd, Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation, Transcript of Comments Made on Panel 3 of Brennan Center Symposium on Intelligence Collection and Law Enforcement
- NEW: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Joint Terrorism Task Force, Standard Memorandum of Understanding
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