INTEL 200 Basic Intelligence Analysis

3 Credits

In this course, the basic principles of Intelligence Analysis, as practiced by the CIA, FBI, DEA, U.S. Customs, as well as other federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies are presented and discussed. Students are also taught deductive and inductive logic; formation of premise and inference; probability; hypothesis development and testing; as well as sources of information and analytical techniques, i.e., association matrix, link analysis, flowcharting, and financial analysis. Throughout the course, practical examples in investigations of organized criminal enterprises, drug trafficking, political corruption, and human smuggling are presented and discussed.