Information & Intelligence

Question 1

Identify the difference between information and intelligence

Answer 1

• Information is all information obtained and recorded.
• Intelligence is information that has formally been processed.

Question 2

State internal sources of information for the police

Answer 2

• Directly/Indirectly obtained information
• CHIS/Test Purchase by undercover officers
• Police intelligence databases
• Police National database (PND)
• Social networking sites – such as Facebook, Twitter
• Open sources (search engines)
• Supervisors
• Specialist Department (e.g. NPT/Public Protection)

Question 3

State external sources of information for the police

Answer 3

• Partner Agencies – e.g. Local Authority, YOTs, Education/ Schools
• House-to-house enquiries

Question 4

State policy sources of information for the police

Answer 4

• Force Policy / National Guidelines
• CPS Guidelines

Question 5

Explain how NIM applies to a policing context

Answer 5

NIM is:
* concerned with using intelligence to determine priorities for policing.

• It is a model for policing that senior managers can use to help them to determine the strategic direction and make tactical decisions about resourcing and operational policing to support local and national objectives
• it also helps manage risk.

Therefore, NIM is not just about intelligence gathering, it is also a business process model that can be used to guide all activities of a police force.

Question 6

State advantages of the NIM

Answer 6

• allows operational strategies to focus on key priorities
• allows more officers to focus on solving priority problems and targeting the most
  prolific and active offenders
• informs the management of risk
• provides more informed business planning and a greater link to operational
  policing issues
• improves the direction and briefing of patrols
• improves integration with partner agencies

Question 7

State some personnel who are involved in the Management of Information/intelligence

Answer 7

• Local Intelligence Officer (LIO)
• Field Intelligence Officer (FIO)
• Single point of contact (SPOC)

Question 8

Describe the 3 levels of the NIM

Answer 8

Question 9

Explain how intelligence is graded on Niche

Answer 9

High - THREAT TO LIFE, SERIOUS HARM, IMMINENT RISK or OPPORTUNITY to a child, adult or property

Medium - TIME CRITICAL

Low - All other criminal intelligence

Question 10

What system do we use on the national intelligence report form?

Answer 10

3-5-2 system

Question 11

Explain the 3 in the 352 system

Answer 11

Source evaluation:

1. Relaible
   - no doubt of the authenticity, trustworthiness and competence of the source, or the information has been supplied by an individual who has generally proved to be reliable.
2. Untested
   - a source that has not previously provided information to
   the person receiving it, or has provided information previously that could not be substantiated.
3. Not reliable
   - Sources where information in the past, in the majority of instances,
   has proved unreliable.

Question 12

Explain the 5 in the 352 system

Answer 12

Reliability assessment:

1. Known directly to the source - Refers to information obtained first-hand
2. Known indirectly to the source but corroborated - Refers to information that the source has not witnessed themselves, but can be verified by separate information that carries the intelligence assessment of ‘A’
3. Known indirectly to the source - Refers to information that has been told to the source by someone else.
4. Not known - Refers to when there is no means of assessing the information.
5. Suspected to be false - Regardless of how the source came upon the information, there is a reason to believe the information is false

Question 13

Explain the 2 in the 352 system

Answer 13

Handling codes:

P. Lawful sharing permitted - intelligence may be shared with others under the appropriate GSC marking provided there is a policing purpose, local protocols in place and a legitimate need to receive it

C. Lawful sharing permitted with conditions - used when concerns
regarding how widely intelligence should be shared, and that specific handling instructions are to apply

Question 14

State the intelligence cycle

Answer 14

Question 15

Explain sanatisation as it relates to the 352 system

Answer 15

Sanitisation of information occurs when material is removed which explicitly or implicitly identifies a source. It also occurs when** identifying details of a data subject are removed**. This process will be undertaken by the intelligence unit prior to the dissemination or inputting onto an intelligence system.

Officers / Staff can help this process, however, by understanding the principles of sanitisation and ensuring that only relevant information is included in the report.