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Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Operations
Tradecraft is a term used within the intelligence community to describe the methods, practices, and techniques used in espionage and clandestine investigations. Whether the practitioner is a covert agent for the government or an identity thief and con man, the methods, practices, tactics, and techniques are often the same and sometimes learned from the same sources. Advanced Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Tradecraft Methods, Practices, Tactics, and Techniques reveals how intelligence officers and investigators conduct their tradecraft. You’ll learn how to plan an operation, how to build an identity and cover story for deep cover operations, and how to detect those who have created false identities for illegal purposes. You’ll also get insight into the technical aspects of intelligence (the INTs), counterintelligence, and criminal investigations, and legal considerations for conducting intelligence investigations. Topics
Based upon the author’s training and experience over more than three decades as a law enforcement investigator and military officer, as well as research conducted as an attorney and in academia, the book provides you with an insider perspective on sensitive covert and overt operations and sources. Supplemented with roughly 140 illustrations and photos, this collection of special skills and reference materials is essential to the professional investigator and intelligence operative.
Based upon the author’s training and experience over more than three decades as a law enforcement investigator and military officer, as well as research conducted as an attorney and in academia, the book provides you with an insider perspective on sensitive covert and overt operations and sources. Supplemented with roughly 140 illustrations and photos, this collection of special skills and reference materials is essential to the professional investigator and intelligence operative.
564 pages, Paperback
First published May 28, 2014
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March 23, 2019
This textbook may be useful as an overview, or as a starting point for discussions.
It fits more as a history study than a technical reference.
It suffers from taking such a broad range of topics, devoting only snippets of summaries to topics and occasionally drilling into the minutiae of a single facet of a topic.
The understanding it builds is thus fractured and incoherent.
In terms of prose, it also suffers heavily from academia and sensationalism. There are many popular culture references to shows and quotes of famous figures. These detract from the content by dating the material, and padding out its brief sections with irrelevant information.
It fits more as a history study than a technical reference.
It suffers from taking such a broad range of topics, devoting only snippets of summaries to topics and occasionally drilling into the minutiae of a single facet of a topic.
The understanding it builds is thus fractured and incoherent.
In terms of prose, it also suffers heavily from academia and sensationalism. There are many popular culture references to shows and quotes of famous figures. These detract from the content by dating the material, and padding out its brief sections with irrelevant information.
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