TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WAS REQUESTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED), THE 252 MAN FORCE CHARGED WITH PROVIDING INVESTIGATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND MANPOWER ASSISTANCE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND ALSO PROVIDING AN ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY ARM TO THE GOVERNOR. METHODS USED TO CONDUCT THE STUDY INCLUDED INTERVIEWING THE DIRECTOR OF SLED'S EXISTING INTELLIGENCE UNIT AND ONE AGENT ASSIGNED TO IT, REVIEWING THE UNIT'S DAILY OPERATIONS AND FILING AND RETRIEVAL METHODS, AND DISCUSSED THE CONCEPTS OF MANAGING THE INTELLIGENCE FUNCTION AND ORGANIZED CRIME UNITS WITH UNIT MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. IT WAS FOUND THAT SLED HAS NO ORGANIZED CRIME DETECTION PROGRAM, NO PLANS TO IMPLEMENT ONE, AND INADEQUATE INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND RETRIEVAL PROGRAMS. RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR COLLECTION, RETENTION, DISSEMINATION, AND PURGING OF CRIMINAL DATA AND CREATING AN INDEXING AND FILING SYSTEM THAT WILL FACILITATE RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS.