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only do so if <strong>the</strong> measure is determ<strong>in</strong>ed to be a proportional. The official said that <strong>in</strong>several cases <strong>the</strong> police, prosecutor, and <strong>in</strong>vestigat<strong>in</strong>g magistrate debated requeststo conduct raids. The exam<strong>in</strong>ations considered <strong>the</strong> broader implications of any raid,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g its impact on <strong>the</strong> Muslim community, and determ<strong>in</strong>ed that <strong>the</strong>y were notproportionate <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> circumstances.F<strong>in</strong>ally, where good <strong>in</strong>telligence exists, it should be shared among law enforcementagencies and used <strong>in</strong> a systematic manner. Two case studies from <strong>the</strong> UnitedK<strong>in</strong>gdom describe <strong>in</strong>itiatives developed to systematize, <strong>in</strong>tegrate, and share <strong>in</strong>telligencemore effectively.UNITED KINGDOMNational Intelligence ModelThe National Intelligence Model (NIM) is an <strong>in</strong>telligence-led approach to polic<strong>in</strong>gwhich applies basic m<strong>in</strong>imum standards <strong>in</strong> all areas of polic<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> UnitedK<strong>in</strong>gdom Border Agency. NIM is essentially a “bus<strong>in</strong>ess model” that assists <strong>in</strong> organiz<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>formation and <strong>in</strong>telligence to support resource deployment decisions,coord<strong>in</strong>ation of actions with<strong>in</strong> and between different levels of polic<strong>in</strong>g, and learn<strong>in</strong>glessons and provid<strong>in</strong>g feedback <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> system. The NIM emphasizes three keyfactors:a) The development and analysis of <strong>in</strong>telligence to provide deeper understand<strong>in</strong>gof crime trends and identify priorities.b) Effective decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g guided by identified priorities. Resources and<strong>in</strong>formation ga<strong>the</strong>r<strong>in</strong>g activities are coord<strong>in</strong>ated and directed towards <strong>the</strong>most significant threats to <strong>the</strong> public.c) The results of each activity are evaluated and fed back <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> system,build<strong>in</strong>g on exist<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>telligence, <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> police’s ability to tackle identifiedproblem areas and facilitat<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> assessment of police priorities.The NIM supports effective polic<strong>in</strong>g by optimiz<strong>in</strong>g law enforcement decision-mak<strong>in</strong>gand use of resources. It also facilitates <strong>the</strong> flow of <strong>in</strong>formation across three levels:tackl<strong>in</strong>g local issues (Level 1); cross force or boundary issues (Level 2); and nationalor <strong>in</strong>ternational issues—serious and organized crime (Level 3). 189REDUCING ETHNIC PROFILING IN THE EUROPEAN UNION 107