This week, EUAM Iraq organised two workshops titled “Intelligence-Led Policing and Multi-Agency Collaboration in a joint effort against organised crime”.

One of the main goals of these events was to provide advice and expertise at strategic level to INTERPOL Central Bureau in Iraq, the Organised Crime Directorate of the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency and the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism office within the Central Bank to improve the collaboration between the organisations.

Intelligence-Led Policing is a model that focuses on supporting institutional management and investigators’ decisions based on the process of information analysis and data dissemination. 

Today’s law enforcement is facing more complex challenges than ever before regarding processing and sharing information. At the same time, demands for greater effectiveness, efficiency and accountability of the police have been raised considerably. 

Intelligence-Led policing and Multi-Agency Collaboration have been developed in recent years as a response to these growing challenges. The model not only provides a modern approach to identifying and planning countermeasures against increased transnational threats such as terrorism and organized crime but can also be applied to day-to-day proactive planning and police management. 

The events were held at the Iraqi Ministry of Interior Training and Qualification Directorate and will be followed up by a third workshop.