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The Australian Institute of Criminology is Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and justice, seeking to promote justice and reduce crime by undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.

The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission is Australia’s national criminal intelligence agency with investigative capabilities, and works with its partners to reduce the impact of serious and organised crime on Australia and the Australian economy.

The Attorney-General's Department delivers programs and policies to maintain and improve Australia's law and justice framework, and strengthen our national security and emergency management.

​The Department of Immigration and Border Protection is responsible for immigration and customs border policy.

The AFP's role is to enforce Commonwealth criminal law and to protect Commonwealth and national interests from crime in Australia and overseas. The AFP is Australia's international law enforcement and policing representative, and the Government's chief source of advice on policing issues.

AIPIO works to sustain and grow a community of intelligence practitioners’ through advocacy, thought leadership and partner engagement.

The Australian government's portal on national security. Includes agencies, legislation, list of terrorist groups, assessments and travel warnings.

ASIS's primary goal is to obtain and distribute secret intelligence about the capabilities, intentions and activities of individuals or organisations outside Australia, which may impact on Australia's interests and the well-being of its citizens.

The Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) is a statutory body set up to combat and reduce the incidence of major crime and corruption in the public sector in Queensland.

ASIO's main role is to gather information and produce intelligence that will enable it to warn the government about activities or situations that might endanger Australia's national security.

The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security is an independent statutory office holder who reviews the activities of the six intelligence agencies referred to as the “Australian Intelligence Community”.

The National Archives holds many records that deal with security and intelligence matters. Our holdings cover the range of activities undertaken by Australian Government agencies, including ASIO, over the course of the 20th century

ONA assesses and analyses international political, strategic and economic developments for the Prime Minister and senior ministers in the National Security Committee of Cabinet.

The Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies (CASIS) is a nonpartisan, voluntary organization established in 1985. Its purpose is to provide informed debate in Canada on security and intelligence issues.

The mission of Studies in Intelligence is to stimulate within the Intelligence Community the constructive discussion of important issues of the day, to expand knowledge of lessons learned from past experiences, to increase understanding of the history of the profession, and to provide readers with considered reviews of public literature concerning intelligence.

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the U.S. Government, tasked with gathering, processing and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence.

Criminal Intelligence Service Canada supports the effort to reduce the harm caused by organized crime through the delivery of criminal intelligence products and services. It informs partners, government and other stakeholders about criminal markets in Canada and assists law enforcement leaders in making decisions regarding organized crime enforcement priorities.

As an intelligence-driven and a threat-focused national security organization with both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities, the mission of the FBI is to protect and defend the United States against terrorist and foreign intelligence threats, to uphold and enforce the criminal laws of the United States, and to provide leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.

IALEIA is the largest professional organization in the world representing law enforcement analysts. They represent law enforcement analysts in a variety of venues, and provide an environment of community by establishing regional chapters.

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 190 member countries.
Their role is to enable police around the world to work together to make the world a safer place. The high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational support helps meet the growing challenges of fighting crime in the 21st century

The National Crime Agency (NCA) leads UK law enforcement's fight to cut serious and organised crime. They have national and international reach and the mandate and powers to work in partnership with other law enforcement organisations to bring the full weight of the law to bear on serious and organised criminals.

The NZSIS is a civilian intelligence and security organisation. Its threefold roles are: to investigate threats to security and to work with other agencies within Government, so that the intelligence it collects is actioned and threats which have been identified are disrupted to collect foreign intelligence, and to provide a range of protective security advice and services to Governmen