{"id":142137,"date":"2024-07-17T09:30:21","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//?p=142137"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:34:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T18:34:30","slug":"ucf-associate-professor-collaborates-with-serbia-to-develop-criminal-justice-intelligence-exchange-infrastructure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//ucf-associate-professor-collaborates-with-serbia-to-develop-criminal-justice-intelligence-exchange-infrastructure/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Associate Professor Collaborates with Serbia to Develop Criminal Justice Intelligence Exchange Infrastructure"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the onset of his undergraduate career to his service in UCF/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s Department of Criminal Justice, Cory Watkins has long cemented his place in the field of criminal justice. An associate professor of criminal justice, his interest in policing evolved into developing technology and community relations with police /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2014 specifically as he began to recognize the value and intrigue in how rapidly developing technology could assist in procuring community security./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n

His most recent endeavors have led him to sharing his expertise overseas in Belgrade, Serbia. He has traveled three times since November 2022 to assist officials in developing a model for international security and information-sharing among various agencies. His budding international partnership with the country/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s 海角直播 of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies (UCIPS) dates to early 2022, when they contacted UCF to learn more about mitigating national security concerns and fostering interagency operability /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2014 a crucial aspect of crime analysis./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n

Central Florida/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s security infrastructure is among the most unique in the country, Watkins says. The region/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s numerous entities and attractions, including the Space Coast, theme parks, various sports and concert venues, UCF, Central Florida Research Park and Lake Nona Medical City can all be considered potential targets for various security threats and hazards. These local- and state-owned and operated centers serve as hubs for the receipt, analysis and exchange of threat-related information among local, state and federal agencies, as well as private sector partners. Their central mission is to identify and address both immediate and emerging threats to homeland security./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019ve long wanted to get involved in fostering international activities and partnerships, and this one has really taken off,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201cAlthough I’m not an expert in national security, I do understand critical infrastructures and the importance of sharing information. Interagency operability involves various agencies collaborating to improve information-sharing infrastructures for data and information. That assists in developing deliverables to different audiences that lead to more secure neighborhoods, communities and regions./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n

When UCIPS delegates visited Orlando in June 2022, Watkins set them up with meetings and tours of many of these key agencies. Those included the UCF Police Department, UCF Emergency Operations Center, UCF Downtown, Valencia College/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s School of Public Safety, the Orange County Sheriff/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019s Department and the Central Florida Intelligence Exchange (CFIX)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n

/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201cThat was a real eye-opening experience for [the UCIPS delegates] and is how they got the ball moving in their country to develop their version of a countrywide fusion center,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201d Watkins says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201cThey recognize that we are a unique region and are interested not only in learning how we keep it safe, but also how they can take similar principles and apply it to their region. They/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u2019re using that model built based on these information-sharing infrastructures, capacities and level of expertise among all players./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/u201d/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/142137/n