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Information & Intelligence Flashcards

1
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What is information?

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Information is the very life-blood of policing. It may be original and generated by you; it may come from the public or other officers, or be fed to you by partner agencies and other sources

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What is the name of the two things informations comes from?

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Internal & external

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3
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Name 5 internal sources of information

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Directly/ indirectly obtained information 
Social networking sites (Facebook)
Police national database (PND)
Police intelligence databases
Open sources (search engines)
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4
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Name 2 external sources of information

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Partner agencies

House to house enquiries

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5
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Name 5 methods to trace a witness

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At or near the scene
Returning to the scene
Local newspaper and social media
Notice boards outside police station
Witness boards
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6
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What methods would a officer use to investigate? (Name 5)

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Observations
Method index
Local intelligence units
Circulations
Searching the PNC
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What is intelligence?

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Intelligence is information concerning incidents, events or people which is subjected to a system of processing: it is not necessarily evidence

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Name 5 reasons we need intelligence

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Increased mobility of criminals 
Changes in the nature of crime
Anti- social behaviour
Public disorder
International and domestic terrorism
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9
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What should you ALWAYS do when gathering information?

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Record, retain and reveal

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10
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What is NIM?

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National intelligence Model

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How many levels of NIM are there?

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3 Levels

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What is Level 1 of NIM?

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Neighbourhood and BCU. Local intelligence and local intel units

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What is Level 2 of NIM?

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Force and neighbouring forces. Regional intelligence and force intelligence bureau

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What is level 3 of NIM?

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National and international. National intelligence and national crime agency

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15
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What is a LIO? And what does a LIO do?

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Local intelligence officer

Collect, analyse and compile information

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What is a FIO? And what does a FIO do?

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Field intelligence officer

Actively seeking information and intelligence

17
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What is SPOC? And what do SPOC do?

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Single point of contact

One person or department that handles all request and inquiries.

18
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What is the intelligence cycle?

A 
Direction 
Collection
Evaluation 
Analysis 
Dissemination
19
Q

What other name is used for the national intelligence report form?

A

3X5X2

20
Q

What are the 3 possible headings for 3X5X2?

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  1. Reliable
  2. Untested
  3. Unreliable
21
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What is the ABCDE of 3X5X2?

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A. Known directly to the source
B. Known indirectly to the source but corroborated
C. Known indirectly to the source
D. Not known 
E. Suspected to be false
22
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What are the handling codes? (3X5X2)

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P. Lawful sharing permitted

C. Lawful sharing permitted with conditions

23
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What is sanitisation?

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When intelligence logs are submitted they should be entered so that the source of the information cannot be identified

24
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What is provenance?

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Provenance allows the source of intelligence to be protected in order to avoid any unnecessary risks to them

25
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What are the 3 government security classifications?

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Official
Secret
Top secret

26
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Name 3 ways information and intelligence can be stored?

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Paper records
Computer record
Audio tapes

27
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Name 6 main points of Bichard inquiry

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  1. Registration scheme for everyone working with children
  2. National IT system
  3. Investment in PND
  4. Enhanced criminal checks for those working in schools
  5. National code of practice
  6. Guidance for social services when referring cases to police involving under age sex
28
Q

PND searches operates in four areas

What are they?

A 
POLE
People
Object
Location 
Events
29
Q

Name 3 times When can information be shared?

A

Emergency situations
Routine
Ad-hoc

30
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What is a statutory obligation?

A

A specific legal obligation or requirement to disclose police information to another party

31
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What is statutory power?

A

A specific legal power, but not an obligation, to share police information with another party

32
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What is common law?

A

There is no statutory obligation or power to share information then a common law policing purpose must be established

33
Q

List the 5 policing purposes

A 
Protecting life and property 
Preserving order
Preventing the commission of offences
Bringing offenders to justice
Any duty or responsibility arising from common or statue law

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