Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: intelligence gathering, analysis, and investigations

(by Michael R. Ronczkowski)

The Author

Michael Ronczkowski, M.P.A. began his law enforcement career in 1983 with the Miami-Dade Police Department in Miami, Florida, where he has risen through the ranks and continues to serve in an upper managerial capacity as a captain. He is an adjunct professor teaching courses on terrorism and the criminal justice system at Florida Atlantic University in the Criminal Justice Department. Recognized internationally for his analytical skills, techniques and practices, and crime-mapping expertise, Ronczkowski has presented analytical material at numerous conferences and workshops for various international associations and the National Institute of Justice. He managed a county-wide analytical intelligence unit for over 8 years and has written analytical policy, procedures, and training protocols and has developed analytical databases and information resources. He also served as a certified Florida law enforcement instructor, field training officer, and supervisor. Ronczkowski has supervised various criminal investigative units, including serving several years with the FBI and U.S. Marshal's fugitive task forces. He is an authorized Environmental Systems Research Institute (ArcView) instructor, and teaches crime and incident mapping and analysis for the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (since January 2000). Ronczkowski is the coauthor of "The Robbery Clearinghouse: Successful Real-Time Intelligence Analysis" ( Police Chief Magazine, September 1999) and Tactical/Investigative Analysis of Targeted Crimes (Advanced Crime Mapping Topics, NIJ — Crime Mapping and Analysis Program, April 2002). He earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice and a masters of public administration degree from Florida Atlantic University.

In response to the current terrorist threat, law enforcement agencies at every level have expanded technological and intelligence-gathering initiatives in order to support new tactical, investigative and deployment strategies.