Posts by Global Intelligence Knowledge Network
Intelligence as Evidence
It’s an old debate; Should intelligence gathered by a civilian intelligence agency be used as evidence in court for prosecution? I can tell you from my experience as an intelligence officer for nearly two decades, that this issue has been visited, discussed, re visited and discussed again. Police organizations are designed to put criminals in…
Read MoreWhen is Surveillance conducted?
Welcome back to another article relating to my series on Surveillance. The question of when surveillance is conducted may be an odd one to ask. The obvious and correct answer is, “Surveillance can be conducted at any time!”. And it is. Surveillance can be planned or can happen at the spur of the moment. Surveillance…
Read MoreWho conducts Surveillance?
Welcome back to part three of my series on Surveillance. In this section, I will be concentrating on the individuals who conduct surveillance in national security investigations. Now if you came here looking for names, contact information, and descriptions, well you’re going to be disappointed. This section will deal with who is a surveillant in…
Read MoreHow is Surveillance Conducted?
Welcome to part two of my series on surveillance. As I mentioned in my previous article, surveillance is an effective way to identify information in national security investigations. It can be the difference between identifying a real threat, and stopping a terrorist act from occurring, to establishing that previous concerns are unfounded. Surveillance from an intelligence…
Read MoreWhat is Surveillance?
Welcome to the first part of a 5-part series on Surveillance. Today I will be discussing a well-known, but misunderstood concept and tactic in the Intelligence world, surveillance. During my career as an intelligence officer, I had the opportunity to conduct surveillance against targets of national security and was the target of surveillance by foreign…
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