Teaching Intelligence in Law Enforcement: Understudy Program

for Intelligence AnalystsRoyal Canadian Mounted PoliceCanadian Criminal Intelligence

Support and Development Branch

Rationale for Understudy Program

• Demographics• Need for:– high-functioning and motivated workforce– interoperability within pillars of intelligence

program– learning and development benchmarks– common standards– career path for professionalization

Basic Cross-Training

• Two mandatory courses for all Pillars of Criminal Intelligence (CI) Program – Criminal Intelligence Foundations Course (CIFC) –

classroom– On-line information handling course

Intelligence Analyst Understudy Program

• Two year completion• Structured roadmap for training and

development• Mandatory and optional classroom and on-

line courses• Specific benchmarks in terms of related tasks

that demonstrate progression in competency

Task Analyses and Validation • Major analytical tasks validated by group of experienced analysts

• Core tasks common to all analysts

• Each task has five levels of competency – Unacceptable, beginner, intermediate, advanced and

proficient

– Knowledge, standards, autonomy, perceptions of context, coping with complexity

• Milestones for:one month; one year; two years ; over two years

Proficient +2 years

Advanced (by two years) Includes all positive items from the Intermediate Level

Intermediate (by one year) Includes all positive items from the Beginner Level

Beginner (by one month) Unacceptable

Objective: Plan effectively by determining client needs; selecting priorities; identifying available resources relevant to the analytic requirement; and producing a timely work plan in agreement with the client.

Planning

Surpasses client expectations by anticipating client needs and by keeping clients informed of relevant actions, initiatives, and any change in services - 2+

Strives not only to meet but to exceed client expectations by obtaining timely feedback

Independently identifies appropriate priorities - 2

Independently formulates a thorough, timely work plan - 2

Meets client expectations by obtaining regular feedback – 1

Identifies priorities with occasional assistance -1

Formulates a thorough work plan with occasional assistance - 1

Meets client expectations with oversight

Identifies priorities with oversight

Formulates work plan with oversight

Does not meet client expectations with oversight

Unable to Identify appropriate priorities

Unable to formulate a work plan

Collection of Information

Objective: Identify and gather all relevant information while safeguarding the security of information in accordance with legislation, policies and procedures.

Uses an extensive network to efficiently gather all relevant information pertinent to the time and scope of the project – 2+

Provides guidance to others regarding policies and procedures to safeguard information – 2+

Develops an adequate network to efficiently gather all relevant information pertinent to the time and scope of the project

Utilizes policies and procedures to safeguard information in all circumstances

Gathers all relevant information pertinent to the time and scope of the project -1

Utilizes policies and procedures to safeguard information in all circumstances – 1

Gathers information pertinent to time and scope of the project with oversight

Utilizes policies and procedures to safeguard information with oversight

Gathers incomplete and/or irrelevant information in relation to the project

Fails to apply policies and procedures to safeguard information

List of 8 Major Tasks and Objectives

#1 Communicate mandate of RCMP and Criminal Intelligence (CI) program and advise on roles and functions of analyst in support of CI and client mandates.

#2 Plan effectively by determining client needs; selecting priorities; identifying available resources relevant to analytic requirement; and producing timely work plan in agreement with client.

List of Tasks and Objectives

#3 Identify and collect all relevant information while safeguarding the security of information in accordance with legislation, procedures and policies.– Relevant– Complete– Timely– Secure

List of Tasks and Objectives

#4 Evaluate through corroboration the reliability and validity of all information using standard ratings.

#5 Categorize and share relevant information in a retrievable format according to legislation, policies and procedures.

List of Tasks and Objectives

#6 Analyze information using appropriate, reliable methods to address analytical requirement, such as identifying priorities, emerging, threats, crime trends, investigative leads and intelligence/enforcement gaps.

List of Tasks and Objectives

#7 Produce an analytical assessment for intelligence clients which convey the findings in an appropriate format in accordance with security requirements.

#8 Apply the review, approval and dissemination processes in accordance with legislation, policy and procedures.

Overarching Knowledge and Competencies

• Networking• Teamwork• Police culture and procedures• Technology• Informing, educating and advising to assist

police management in planning resource and operations

Next Steps

• Completion of learning strategy/roadmap– Establish which training and analytical tasks are to

be completed within first month; first year; and second year

• Developing new courses/workshops and other developmental opportunities

• Identifying coaches and developing coaching strategies