In this podcast, Senior Law Enforcement Advisor with the FBI Office of Partner Engagement Shawn Turonis shares the functionality of the data-sharing platform eGuardian. Shawn talks with Monte McKee, a SLATT Program facilitator and lead instructor, concerning the purpose of eGuardian, how the application works across federal and local law enforcement, and why it is considered an asset to law enforcement task forces.

Crime gun intelligence can be a great enabler for law enforcement organizations who investigate violent acts where a firearm is used because it can provide context, visualization of the criminal environment, and a common operating picture for stakeholders to share information and collaborate. This lecture discusses the importance of understanding what crime gun intelligence is and how it plays a role in the overall investigation of terrorism events.

Officers should have an understanding of how to utilize sound threat intelligence as a component in their decision-making process while remaining in line with capabilities and available resources. This lecture discusses the importance of leveraging threat intelligence as a consideration in decision-making while not making it protocol or policy.

Threat intelligence can increase officer safety capabilities while, at the same time, safeguard communities. This lecture discusses how to utilize the local intelligence center to receive threat intelligence to develop a greater understanding of criminal or violent extremist groups operating in your jurisdiction.

Threat reporting delivers the context, indicators, implications, and, most importantly, actionable guidance regarding current and emerging threats. This lecture discusses threat reporting and how line-level personnel can familiarize themselves with understanding threat reporting to leverage it toward increasing officer safety and further safeguarding their communities.

Working with business sectors is a growing element. This lecture discusses different types of public-private partnerships, the key to an effective partnership, and how a partnership must be a two-way street.

The more specific information you can report, the better it will be because it will make the analysis more accurate, dependable, and useful. This lecture talks about the types of information that analysts need to create actionable intelligence.

BJA Director Kristen Mahoney gives an address for the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

“As he’s stepping off the curb, his gun is coming up . . . ” Officer Jesse Hartnett, a former officer with the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Police Department, was ambushed in the line of duty on January 7, 2016, and survived. It was later determined the assailant carried out the attack in the name of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Officer Hartnett sits down with SLATT facilitator, Floyd Wiley, and walks through the events leading up to the attack, his incredible story of survival, and the critical role his mind-set played in his ability to fight for his life. Officer Hartnett credits his survival and recovery from the ambush to his training and preparedness.

In this podcast, Monte McKee, a lead instructor with the SLATT Program, has a discussion with two retired chiefs, Joe McHale and Dan Stump, about priorities that should be established in relation to terrorism and targeted violence.