Police Intelligence

Thoughts on Analysis: Classification, Accuracy, Reliability and Distribution

Let us clarify the relationship between classification, accuracy of information, reliability of source and the distribution of intelligence. There is often confusion over these four aspects of our work as many people are tempted to link them together. For example, I often hear the view that top secret information is, due to its high classification, [...]

Business Support: Intelligence-led Operations (Part two)

A great deal of intelligence effort is expended looking into the past at unexpected events, security breaches, under-performance, operational failures and so on. This is a perfectly natural human instinct as we seek to understand what has happened, particularly if it is an adverse incident. We are often driven by a target-focussed system that demands [...]