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Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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The primary purpose of suspicious

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activity reporting is to provide law

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enforcement with significant leads for

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further investigation, and to help

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prevent crime, including terrorism. The

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reporting and sharing of SAR information

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must be done in a lawful way, therefore

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suspicious activity reporting focuses on

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documenting information regarding

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behaviors, and incidents. Attributes of an

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individual such as race, ethnicity,

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national origin, or religion must not be

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considered as factors creating suspicion,

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but they may be documented, to describe a

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particular suspect for identification

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purposes. Information should be reported

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to law enforcement where there is a

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legitimate concern that a person's

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behavior, or an incident poses a threat,

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or could be linked to a crime. It is

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important to remember that when you

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contact law enforcement, you are making

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an official report. Reporting someone or

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something to the police based solely on

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prejudice, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual

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orientation, status, or affiliation is

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simply wrong and is counterproductive to

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preventing crime and terrorism. Even

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though your profession may provide for

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unique opportunities to observe

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suspicious activity you are not

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empowered to act as a law enforcement

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officer. Report only what you observe and

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follow your organization's policies and

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protocols. Do not take additional actions

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outside the scope of your normal duties.

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Protecting the privacy, civil rights, and

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civil liberties of Americans is critical

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to preserving our democratic principles,

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and to building trust among individuals,

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government agencies, the private sector,

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and the communities they serve. By

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continually recognizing the significance

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of these rights, we collectively build

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and enhance trusted relationships with

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members of the community. Only by

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building trust will we achieve a level

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of public cooperation that will maximize

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our ability to keep our communities and

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our nation safe, and secure from crime

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and terrorism. Protection of privacy,

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civil rights, and civil liberties is a

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fundamental principle that underlies the

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nationwide SAR initiative,

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and other homeland security initiatives,

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such as the, "If You See Something Say
Something," campaign.