In recent years, law enforcement use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs or LPRs) has been the subject of much scrutiny by uninformed communities and legislatures across the nation. Many have a misconception that LPRs are used to continuously track individuals in real time. The fact remains that LPR data is largely anonymous in nature but, when properly analyzed, can help law enforcement agencies solve crimes, recover abducted children, detect trafficking rings, and support terrorism investigations. It is necessary that law enforcement and fusion centers understand the privacy and civil liberties issues associated with LPR data in the context of intelligence and information sharing. It is imperative that national best practices be identified and leveraged that support the development of nationally consistent policies regarding LPR data intelligence and information sharing. The scope of the LPR Data Intelligence and Information Sharing Policy Guidance project will include identification of how agencies are sharing intelligence and information based on LPR data to identify, prevent, respond to, and investigative criminal activity, including national security threats. This effort will also involve policy considerations and recommendations associated with privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections that must be in place to responsibly use LPR data for intelligence and information sharing purposes. The culmination of this effort will be the development of a policy guidance template that agencies may use to ensure congruency with national best practices. To develop the policy guidance, DHS established a working group to include subject-matter experts, federal partners, and the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR). The working group met in a face-to-face drafting session on July 27-28, 2016, in Washington, DC, to work on finalizing a policy guidance template for use by fusion centers and other state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement intelligence counterparts. The policy template will mirror the format and style of the DHS/DOJ Fusion Process Technical Assistance Program and Services’ Fusion Center Privacy Policy Development Template.
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