2-2 Discussion Intelligence Report
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Southern New Hampshire University
CJ 468: Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
Intelligence Report (Executive Summary)
Name of Student
Today’s Date
Instructor’s Name
Sources used
1. Intelligence report from what entity
Date of report
Agency if known
2. Intelligence report from what entity
Date of report
Agency if known
3. Intelligence report from what entity
Date of report
Agency if known
Using APA formatting, write the story obtained from the three provided intelligence reports. The information in your report needs to be as detailed as possible. It is recommended that you first write down on a separate sheet of paper all of the facts contained within the three intelligence reports; extract the information contained in each report and make note of it on one piece of paper. After all facts are extracted from all three reports, group the facts, attaching them to each other as they relate. For example, a person may be described in two or three different reports, and linking these facts together, with each fact offering something a little different, will aid in putting a more-detailed report together. After the events of 9/11, this was termed “connecting the dots.”
Be as detailed in your intelligence report (executive summary) as possible. Do not assume any information. Include only the facts you obtained from the intelligence reports you were given. Human tendencies will lead readers to fill in the blanks of the report. That will be the job of the investigators or intelligence agents. By including only factual information, you will give the investigators or intelligence agents a solid foundation on which to make decisions.
The length of the executive summary is not defined. The more detailed you are in your writing, the longer the report will be. In this case, when creating your intelligence report, the more information the better.
The finished product (your report) will be used by you, the investigator, to create a surveillance and reconnaissance (SR) plan. After the SR plan is created, there will be steps to follow before it will be employed. Based on your SR plan, you will need to create a legal brief. The legal brief will outline certain aspects of the SR plan that will need legal counsel review. In your SR plan, you may infringe on a person’s civil liberties (their Fourth-Amendment Rights). Before doing that, it is important for you as the investigator to have legal approval. Should this entire package ever make it to court, the approval of legal counsel and your supervisor will relieve you of any responsibility or legal recourse if you are charged with violating a person’s civil liberties.
As you would for any intelligence report, you, the author, will put your signature block at the end. Use the example below as your guide. After the last line of your report, hit the return or enter key four times and put your signature block. Use your name and the other two provided lines. Do not forget to put your signature above your name. Because this is an online course, you can use a writing-style font to make it appear that you signed the document.
David H. Bynum
Intelligence Specialist
SNHU Fusion Center
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