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The connected investigation playbook: Reduce investigative delays and surface leads faster

Download a practical leadership guide to identify investigative friction, connect critical information and accelerate time-to-intelligence

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Investigations rarely slow down because agencies lack information. More often, critical intelligence is trapped inside disconnected systems, manual workflows and fragmented processes that make it difficult for investigators to find, connect and act on the information they already have.

Police1’s “Connected Investigation Playbook” helps law enforcement leaders identify where investigative workflows break down and provides a practical framework for improving visibility, reducing friction and accelerating case development.

Featuring an investigative workflow assessment, maturity model and practical roadmap for improvement, this guide helps agencies evaluate their current environment and identify opportunities to improve investigative efficiency without adding personnel or replacing every system.

Inside this guide, you’ll learn:

  • Where investigations lose time and why critical intelligence gets overlooked
  • How to assess your agency’s investigative workflow maturity
  • What a connected investigative environment looks like in practice
  • Key leadership questions to ask before investing in new systems or integrations
  • Practical steps for reducing investigative friction and improving operational effectiveness

Whether your agency is struggling with disconnected systems, growing digital evidence volumes or cross-jurisdictional information sharing, this guide provides a roadmap for moving from information collection to intelligence development.

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Joshua Lee is a multifaceted law enforcement professional with almost two decades in law enforcement. He currently serves as an active-duty police sergeant for a municipal police department in Arizona.

Joshua specializes in complex cases involving racketeering offenses related to civil asset forfeiture, white-collar financial crime, cryptocurrency, and fraud.

Beyond his police duties, Joshua is a sought-after expert in financial crime investigations, police wellness, report writing, and artificial intelligence for government use.

Joshua holds a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies, a Master of Arts in Legal Studies, and a Master of Arts in Professional Writing and he is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), Certified Cyber Crimes Investigator (CCCI), and is an ISSA Certified Tactical Conditioning Specialist.

Joshua serves as an adjunct professor teaching law, criminal justice, government, police technology, professional and technical writing, and English.

He can be reached at joshua.lee@secretsquirrelpress.com.

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