Criminal intelligence analysis

The Transnational Threats Department promotes the use of criminal intelligence analysis to address transnational threats and supports participating States by enhancing criminal intelligence analysis capabilities covering different analysis domains (strategic, operational, tactical), embedding criminal intelligence analysis and intelligence-led policing in law enforcement operations and processes, and strengthening regional and international law enforcement co-operation.

Criminal intelligence analysis is a powerful tool in the fight against transnational threats and needs to be implemented in strict compliance with international human rights and data protection standards, which only enhances its operational impact and legitimacy vis-à-vis the public and other institutions.

It is important to acknowledge that organized crime, cybercrime and related security threats have differentiated impacts on women and men, shaped by social, economic and cultural factors. Gender bias in data collection and analytical processes can further obscure these distinctions, thereby constraining the development of effective and evidence-based crime prevention strategies.

Gender-sensitive analytical approaches can also result in more equitable and effective policing by ensuring biases, whether conscious or unconscious, are identified and eliminated throughout the analysis cycle, from tasking, through data collection and collation, to analysis and the implementation of analytical findings.