i2 Group is pleased to announce that we are now part of the Police1 platform, extending our ability to support local and state law enforcement agencies across the United States with practical intelligence analysis resources, guidance, and proven investigative technology.
Police1 is one of the most widely used information and education platforms in US law enforcement. Agencies rely on it for operational insight, peer perspectives, and decision support across procurement, training, and grant-funded modernization initiatives. By joining Police1, i2 is making it easier for agencies to access information about how intelligence-led policing is being implemented in practice, and how analytical capability can be operationalized at scale.
Across the US, law enforcement agencies are facing a familiar challenge. Data volumes are growing rapidly, while staffing pressures, analyst churn, and rising expectations for accountability continue to increase. Reports, records management systems, financial data, communications, and open-source information often exist in silos, limiting the ability to see patterns, relationships, and risk indicators across cases.
According to Roger Stokes, former Fusion Center Director and US SLED Territory Manager at i2, this is driving renewed focus on intelligence foundations rather than isolated tools.
“Many agencies are moving from intelligence as a concept to intelligence as a formal operating model,” said Stokes. “They are standing up intelligence units, hiring analysts, and formalizing intelligence cycles. What they need is technology that helps them turn disparate data into insight quickly, in a way that can be understood and defended.”
Our suite of i2 solutions is used by law enforcement agencies across North America and beyond to support intelligence-led policing, major crime investigations, violent crime reduction, financial crime, narcotics, and counter gang operations. Tools such as i2 Analyst’s Notebook allow analysts and investigators to visually analyze complex information, revealing relationships, timelines, and behavioral patterns that are difficult to identify in text-based systems alone.
“Our role is to help agencies get answers faster,” Stokes said. “Instead of analysts spending hours manually stitching together reports, i2 provides a clear pictorial view of what is happening. That clarity supports better decisions, whether that is prioritizing a suspect, allocating resources, or briefing leadership.”
As agencies adopt more advanced analytics and data science capabilities, many are also seeking ways to operationalize those outputs for everyday investigative work. i2 is increasingly used as the environment where data science results, structured data, and unstructured intelligence come together, enabling collaboration between data scientists, crime analysts, intelligence analysts, and investigators.
“Advanced models are only useful if analysts can apply them in real cases,” Stokes added. “i2 helps bridge that gap by putting complex analysis into a format that supports operational policing and courtroom-ready outcomes.”
Grant assistance and procurement transparency are also critical considerations for US law enforcement. Police1 is widely used by agencies to research solutions that align with federal, state, and local grant programs, as well as to validate purchasing decisions with peer insight. i2’s presence on the platform supports this process by providing clear, experience-based information on how intelligence analysis technology is deployed in real-world policing environments.
By joining Police1, i2 aims to contribute to the broader law enforcement conversation around intelligence maturity, investigative effectiveness, and sustainable modernization. Through thought leadership, practitioner insight, and practical examples, agencies can better understand how intelligence analysis capabilities support safer communities and more effective policing.
Follow the link to visit the i2 home on Police1.
