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[S]erve as primary focal points within the state and local environment for the
receipt, analysis, gathering, and sharing of threat-related information among
federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) partners. (United States
Department of Homeland Security, 2011b)
At fusion centers, police ocers can work side by side with CIA and FBI per-
sonnel and individuals from the private sector. Fusion center analysts produce
intelligence reports from a wide variety of sources. In turn, these are released
to consumers at many dierent levels. To the greatest extent possible, infor-
mation is declassied to ensure that it can be ...