Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN) Initiative
What is the Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network?
The Maryland Criminal Intelligence Network (MCIN) is a criminal justice strategy within the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention and Policy and is coordinated at the local, state, and federal levels targeting gangs, drug, firearms, and human trafficking. MCIN is particularly focused on those criminal networks that are impacting multiple jurisdictions and accomplishes this by sharing information across borders. It is a key element of Maryland’s public safety strategy and provides the basis for data-driven decision-making both operationally and for policy development.
MCIN’s goals are focused on identifying, disrupting, and dismantling criminal networks through collaboration and comprehensive data sharing. The purpose of the MCIN program is to enhance coordination among public safety partner agencies to ensure that tactics, resources, and intelligence are integrated for the purpose of targeting criminal networks and gangs. This integration includes enforcement, prevention, intervention, and reentry strategies.
MCIN aligns state resources to provide for a streamlined and coordinated operational plan which currently includes the following 14 coalitions:
- Allegany County MCIN
- Anne Arundel County MCIN
- Baltimore City MCIN
- Baltimore County MCIN
- Carroll County MCIN
- Cecil County MCIN
- Frederick County MCIN
- Harford County MCIN
- Howard County MCIN
- Lower Eastern Shore MCIN
- Montgomery County MCIN
- Prince George’s County MCIN
- Washington County MCIN
- Wicomico County MCIN
How does this relate to the Overdose and Drug Awareness Coordinator Initiative?
MCIN funding is allocated to support the role of Overdose Drug Awareness Coordinators (ODAC). ODACs play a pivotal role in promoting integrated law enforcement and investigative approaches to combat the drug epidemic. They facilitate data sharing by inputting drug-related activities into systems like HIDTA’s Case Explorer. Serving as a bridge between public safety and public health sectors, ODACs work diligently to mitigate drug misuse, offer treatment and prevention services, and reduce drug trafficking and associated crime. This entails close collaboration with law enforcement agencies, healthcare providers, and community organizations. ODACs significantly contribute to efforts aimed at addressing the overdose crisis.
ODAC Sites
- Allegany County
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Charles County
- Dorchester County
- Frederick County
- Frederick City
- Garrett County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George’s County
- Queen Anne’s County
- St. Mary’s County
- Somerset County
- Talbot County
- Washington County
- Wicomico County
- Worcester County