Promoting results-oriented intelligence approaches and emphasizing widely used analytical intelligence methods, CRC Press recently released the textbook Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals. The book focuses on understandable intelligence community concepts and approaches for those considering intelligence and/or law enforcement careers, but it’s also modifiable for instructors to apply to various course levels as a reinforcement tool.
“[Intelligence Analysis Fundamentals] introduces the concepts and practices of intelligence gathering and analysis in layman’s terms, allowing a firm foundation upon which to build,” author Godfrey Garner told Homeland 411. Co-authoring the book with retired Army intelligence officer Patrick McGlynn, Garner emphasized that the work includes “real-world events to allow conceptualization of techniques and processes.”
Garner, a Homeland411 contributor, added that the text is a “must” for those considering a career in intelligence gathering fields, at any level.
As active intelligence community members, the authors present some of the latest approaches to intelligence fundamentals in use today.
With adaptability as its cornerstone, the work is particularly focused on military-influenced collection methods but is constructed to correlate—and promote—integration and cooperation among the many actors involved in intelligence gathering. These entities range from local law enforcement and the private sector, to the federal level.
In addition, the book’s use of non-sensitive information allows for its use in overseas and international training and education.
Topics covered in this comprehensive 16-chapter volume include “Defining Intelligence Analysis,” “The Intelligence Cycle,” “Analytical Communication,” “The Collection Process,” “Preparing and Conducting Intelligence Briefings,” and “Operations Security (OPSEC),” among others.
For more comprehensive information about the book’s contents and to order the textbook, please visit CRC Press.
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