NCJ Number
1799
Date Published
1968
Length
212 pages
Annotation
AN EXAMINATION OF THE ROLE AND THEORY OF INTELLIGENCE IN POLICE OPERATIONS.
Abstract
THE HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS OF MILITARY AND POLICE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITY. A DISCUSSION OF INTELLIGENCE THEORY IS PRECEDED BY A DEFINITION OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS SUCH AS STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE, COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE, AND LINE INTELLIGENCE AS THEY APPLY TO A MODERN POLICE AGENCY. PRINCIPAL AREAS OF INTELLIGENCE INTEREST ARE CONFINED TO ORGANIZED CRIME AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES AS ACTIVITIES AS THEY PERTAIN TO THE MUNICIPAL POLICE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON INFORMANT RECRUITMENT, LIAISON PROGRAMS, AND CLIPPING SERVICES. INTERROGATION, SURVEILLANCE, AND INTELLIGENCE RECORD KEEPING ARE EXAMINED WITH RESPECT TO THEIR APPLICATION TO INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS. CRIME PREVENTION, ONE BY-PRODUCT OF INTELLIGENCE, IS ALSO TREATED. PLANNING, DIRECTING, ORGANIZING, FINANCING, AND OTHER SALIENT FEATURES OF ADMINISTRATION OF AN INTELLIGENCE UNIT ARE NOT LEFT UNDONE. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)