New development: Implementing SOA to deliver police performance management and intelligence reporting

Improved access to intelligence data is a major initiative within UK police forces. This article describes new developments that deliver the data integration and new analytical needs of police performance and intelligence reporting. An initial solution has successfully been developed and implemented, which can extend the life of legacy systems and uses commercial subscription services to abstract data into a new analytical processor. The solution provides a blueprint for a common technical architecture that is capable of tackling data integration on a global scale. This approach not only provides policing with improved information and knowledge sharing, but also offers an opportunity for efficiency gains across the entire criminal justice system