Law enforcement agencies should consider establishing a system for tracking and reviewing incidents of risk to the agency and the involved employees. To this end, an Early Identification System (EIS) can be used as a means to identify and assess employee performance indicators that may be associated with potential risk and to intervene where appropriate.

These documents are intended to assist police supervisors and managers in identifying officers and other employees whose performance warrants review and, where appropriate, intervention, in circumstances that may have negative consequences for the employee, fellow employees, the agency, and/or the general public.