Using intelligence led policing to fight bank robberies in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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Wellington Clay Porcino Silva

Abstract

Bank Robberies is one of the greatest challenges faced by police in Brazil, especially its most violent type, known as “Novo Cangaço”. This type of crime occurs when a gang of many criminals heavily armed attacks a small town, using violence and intimidation as weapons to assault all banks that there are in that town. This problem is even bigger in Northeast Region of Brazil. During this paper we are going to show how Intelligence Led Policing, one of the most modern police management techniques was employed by federal and state polices to reduce bank robberies in Rio Grande do Norte, one of the states located in Northeast Region in Brazil. We are also going to present how we could use a Machine Learning technique to help police decisions makers to select the best options to maximize impact.

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Wellington Clay Porcino Silva, Brazilian Federal Police /

Federal Police Chief. PhD in Geography from UFRN. Master in Geographic Information Systems from Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Master in Military Operations from EsAO/EB. Specialist in Police Science and Intelligence by the ANP. Specialist in Pedagogical Update by UFRJ. Specialist in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure from Universidade Gama Filho. He was head of the SIP / SR / DPF / RJ, the Police Intelligence Doctrine Division of the DIP and the Division for Repression of Environmental Crimes of DICOR, Superintendent of the Federal Police in Roraima and RN. He is currently Director of Management and Information Integration at SENASP / MJ.

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Using intelligence led policing to fight bank robberies in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. Brazilian Journal of Police Sciences, Brasília, Brasil, v. 13, n. 8, p. 21–51, 2022. DOI: 10.31412/rbcp.v13i8.929. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pf.gov.br/index.php/RBCP/article/view/929. Acesso em: 14 sept. 2026.

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