商品簡介
Since 9/11, the needs of intelligence agencies as well as the missions they conduct have increased in number, size, and complexity. As such, government and private security agencies are recruiting staff to analyze the vast amount of data collected in this missions. Therefore, the demand for trained analysts who can process these data into finished, focused intelligence is reflected in the growing number of intelligence programs offered by colleges and universities. This textbook offers students a way to gain the essential analytical skills needed to undertake this intelligence work.
This revised edition of the popular text has been expanded and updated significantly, but is still grounded in the scientific method of inquiry that is used in applied research within the social sciences. It explains key concepts and methods to provide a thorough understanding of intelligence research and analysis. Each chapter contains boxed definitions, review questions, and learning exercises. There are many illustrations as well as a comprehensive subject index.
作者簡介
Hank Prunckun is Associate Professor of intelligence analysis at the Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security. He is the winner of a professional service award from the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts. He has served in a number of strategic research and tactical intelligence capacities within the criminal justice system during his twenty-eight year operational career, including almost five years as a senior counterterrorism policy analyst during the Global War on Terror. In addition, he has held a number of operational postings in investigation and security.
