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Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 7 Lexington Police Department Subject: Criminal Intelligence Policy Number: 43C Accreditation Standards: Reference: 42.1.6 Effective Date: 12/1/15  New  Revised Revision Dates: 1/24/19 By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police The Municipal Police Institute, Inc. (MPI) is a private, nonprofit charitable affiliate of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. MPI provides training and model policies and procedures for police agencies. This policy is an edited version of MPI Policy 2.04. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES Intelligence is an activity principally concerned with collecting, processing, and disseminating information in specified problem areas. These areas typically include: • Organized criminal activities; • Subversive activities; • Vice activities; • Terrorism; • Civil disorders. The responsibility for the department’s intelligence activities may be assigned to its criminal investigation function or its vice, drug and/or organized crime control function. This policy addresses criminal intelligence. For information on terrorism intelligence, see Department policy 46F-Homeland Security. It is the policy of the Lexington Police Department that:  Intelligence gathering efforts shall not interfere with the exercise of constitutionally guaranteed rights and privileges; [42.1.6(f)] and  No intelligence information shall be gathered or retained unless it specifically relates to criminal conduct or to activities that present a threat to the community. [42.1.6(e)]