Intro in Criminal Intelligence Flashcards
Define intelligence
Information that has been put through a cyclical process, and applied in deliberate and disciplined ways to create an end product that informs and provides insight to specific issues
Define criminal intelligence
Processed information in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activity
Key characteristics of criminal intelligence: (4)
- Direct support of police operations
- Offer strategic insight to management in their decision making
- Develop knowledge of criminal environment, typically outside of evidence gathering in investigations
- Offers advantage in assessing criminal activity and assist in anticipating criminal trends
Discuss strategic intelligence:
-long term
-think of the overhead light in a room
-provides comprehensive picture and scope
-assists management in decision making for future action
Discuss operational intelligence:
-supports law enforcement management in planning crime reduction and deploying resources to achieve operational directives
Discuss tactical intelligence:
-short term
-work to support ongoing investigations i.e. assessments, charts, timelines
-primary clients = lead investigators and by extension, crown prosecutor
-information regarding a specific event
-used immediately to further criminal investigations, plan tactical operations, or provide for officer safety
Discuss the different types of intelligence in the context of a dark room
Strategic intelligence = over head light to gain general picture of what is going on
Tactical intelligence = bright flashlight to see one area clearly
What is intelligence lead policing?
Collection and analysis of information designed to inform police decision making at both the tactical and strategic levels
Give examples of strategic, tactical, and operational intelligence lead policing:
Strategic: Conducting an assessment of the illegal drug problem in CND to provide documented basis for resource planning and policy development
Tactical: Defining associations among organizations and individuals involved in a local ecstasy ring from news articles
Operational: To better understand break and enters, data is collected on damages, time of day, etc. A time series chart is then constructed showing values of b&e’s, by time of day
What are the 5 steps of the intelligence cycle?
- Planning and direction
- Collection and evaluation
- Collation
- Analysis
- Report and Dissemination
Discuss information vs intelligence
Reporting a series of facts is not intelligence
Information must be put through the intel cycle to be considered intelligence
Must be analyzed
Discuss PLANNING AND DIRECTION
-Issue or task must be clearly defined and understood
-Defining goals and objectives
-Specifying how goals will be achieved
-Determining resource requirements
-Timelines, budgets
-Deliverables
Discuss COLLECTION AND EVALUATION
-Gathering of information
-Filter information of interest
-Evaluate for reliability and validity
What does EVELUATION mean?
To filter information of interest
What is the difference between reliability and validity?
Assess a SOURCE for RELIABILITY
Assess CONTENT for VALIDITY
