Provides strategic tactical information to departmental elements.

Collects, analyzes, and disseminates intelligence information to other criminal investigation units, the Highway Patrol Division, and other law enforcement agencies in Arizona.

Reviews and analyzes evidentiary materials related to criminal activity and converts activity into charts and reports.

Provides graphic support capabilities to law enforcement entities in suspect identification.

Publishes intelligence bulletins for dissemination to criminal justice agencies.

Administers the Arizona Criminal Intelligence Database, a component of the Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information System that provides criminal justice agencies in California, New Mexico, Texas and Arizona a network database of intelligence information on narcotic violators.

Serves as the statewide clearinghouse for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a program designed to provide research, support and referral assistance to jurisdictional agencies in the pursuit of missing persons investigations.

Participates in the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Center. This program collects, analyzes, coordinates and disseminates information to law enforcement for its use in interdicting and investigating illicit drug trafficking, money laundering, and associated violent crimes related to drugs.

Participates in the Joint Drug Intelligence Group (JDIG) a multi-agency drug intelligence task force compiled of investigators and analysts whose purpose is to pro actively collect, evaluate, collate, analyze and disseminate detailed and relevant source information concerning drug-trafficking organizations.

Identifies and completes background research on suspects involved in criminal activity and locates subjects under investigation by criminal justice agencies.