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Researcher Course

FOR RESEARCHERS & TRAINEE ANALYSTS
4-day Specialised Training Program from RISC

Introductions followed by;

DAY ONE

  •  Introduction to the National Intelligence Model
  •  Defining Intelligence and Analysis
  •  The Analytical Process
  •  Forms of analysis NIM products.
  •  The 5x5x5 evaluation system.
  •  Introduction to analytical chart types networks, CCA, flow charts, sequence of events.
  •  The KIPLING factors
  •  Creative thinking, visualisation and the application of imagination
  •  Cognitive bias and assumption
  •  Mind Mapping as a creative thinking and research tool.

    • DAY TWO

  •  Research theory
  •  Types of research, thematic, hypothetical, comparative, content, qualitative, quantitative
  •  Intelligence research terminology
  •  Intelligence Led Policing
  •  Statistical misuse
  •  Crime causation research
  •  Knowledge scope
  •  Problem definition and scanning
  •  Terms of reference and tasking
  •  Sources and stakeholders
  •  Community research
  •  Collection Planning
  •  Triangulation analysis
  •  Gisting technique
  •  Problem analysis triangle and routine activity theory

    • DAY THREE

  •  Legal issues relating to research ECHR, Data Protection, RIPA
  •  Internet and open source research.
  •  Bringing it all together. Major exercise.
  •  Exercise presentation and feedback.

    • DAY FOUR - OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE

  •  Introduction to open source
  •  Internet History, Architecture, Size and Regulation
  •  Internet security, Footprints and personas on the web.
  •  Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) and OSINT
  •  NIM and OSINT
  •  Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
  •  Finding Information - Basic Principles and Boolean Logic
  •  Search Engines, Meta-search Engines, and Directories.              
  •  Voters & PAF Data
  •  Commercial (Grey Source) Intelligence
  •  Advanced search techniques
  •  Image searching
  •  Tactical Intelligence (People, Places &Things)
  •  Business Intelligence
  •  International & Country Intelligence
  •  Strategic Intelligence (Threats, Groups & Issues)
  •  Blogging (Web Logs)
  •  Deep & Invisible Web
  •  Internet Investigation Tools
  •  Language Translation
  •  Search Engine Ranking & Analysis
  •  Cyber Crime

    • Plus more on the day (subject to questions from the attending students)

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