Intelligence work is a continuous process. It is a repetition of what has transpired or become known. There is neither a beginning nor an end. There is no first nor last phase, hence a cycle.

◆Ensure early warning

◆Provide long-term expertise

◆Support the national decision- and policy-making process

◆Support national and international crisis management

◆Support national defense and, in case of conflict and war, military operations

◆Maintain and protect secrets

Who required intelligence?

__ is an intelligence product that provides insight or understanding, contributing to decisions on broad strategies, policies and resources, directed to achieving long term organizational objectives.

__ is an intelligence product which supports line areas and other operational areas in taking case-specific action to achieve compliance or enforcement objectives.

Countries need to have intelligence to protect itself from enemy attacks and to be one step ahead of their enemies.

Enforcement organizations need intelligence to prepare themselves with defensive plans to ward off attacks

Enforcement agencies need intelligence to identify who are

their competitors.

Need intelligence to identify the types of opportunity and planning to be put in place.

__ or background information provides information about the environment surrounding the information requirement.

This type of information usually relates to the entity, event or phenomenon that is the subject of the Information Requirement.

__ is a research to develop knowledge on a human subject, by obtaining identifiable private information that can be linked to the individual

HUMINT

Espionage  or spying involves a government or individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information.

A __’s primary job is to collect valuable information for their agency. To do this, an ideal __ doesn’t stand out in the crowd.

ROLES OF INTELLIGENCE IN OPERATIONS.