OFFICER SAFETY EVENT DECONFLICTION SYSTEM
Safeguarding Law Enforcement Through Information Sharing

RISSafe is an officer safety event deconfliction system. Often investigative efforts, such as undercover operations, create the potential for conflict between agencies which are unknowingly working in close proximity to each other or agencies which may be coordinating an event on the same suspect at the same time. In either case, agencies may interfere with each other’s cases, causing investigative efforts to be disrupted or, worse, officers to be unintentionally hurt or killed. The use of an officer safety event deconfliction system allows for controlled and secure monitoring of these operations and the immediate notification of affected parties when conflicts arise.

RISSafe stores and maintains data on planned law enforcement events - such as undercover activities, arrests, raids, sweeps, drug buy/busts and other high risk situations – with the goal of identifying and alerting affected law enforcement agencies of potential conflicts. RISSafe is used in conjunction with a mapping software to verify data on event locations when an event is entered into the system. Staff members supporting this initiative are assigned to a watch center and are responsible for assisting officers, entering and monitoring events, responding to conflicts, and notifying affected parties.

RISSafe allows events to be entered by remote users; officers who do not have access to a computer or who are from agencies not electronically connected to RISSNET can contact watch center staff directly to enter data on an event.

When a remote officer enters data in RISSafe, he or she will be advised that the event is accepted with or without a conflict. In the event of a conflict, watch center staff will receive an alarm, take ownership of the event, and notify involved parties of the pending conflict. Officers will be able to enter event data on a 24/7 basis but will not have the ability to see other officers’ entries into the system.

RISS recognizes the importance of ensuring the safety of all law enforcement officers. Currently, RISSafe is available to RISS member agencies; however, it is anticipated that RISSafe will ultimately be available to nonmember agencies as well.

RISSafe is not an intelligence database; there is no criminal predicate required to enter an event. However, when entering an event in RISSafe, officers may include additional information, such as subject, vehicles, and gang data. After data is entered into RISSafe, appropriate information will be sent to a queue in the RISS National Criminal Intelligence Database (RISSIntel) for review by RISS center intelligence staff. After review, only data from RISS member agencies that meets 28 CFR Part 23 guidelines will be added to RISSIntel.

Easy to Use	The system enables officers to easily submit event information 24/7 and receive feedback immediately regarding possible conflicts.
Valuable	RISSafe increases officer safety and enhances information sharing.
Secure	RISSafe is available by accessing the RISS secure intranet (RISSNET™), which employs state-of-the-art Internet technologies to safeguard and provide fine-grained access control to resources.
No Cost	Through BJA funding, there is no cost for users to register, access, and utilize RISSafe.

Please contact your In-Region RISS Center to find out if RISSafe is available in your area.