Description
Gather, analyze, or evaluate information from a variety of sources, such as law enforcement databases, surveillance, intelligence networks or geographic information systems. Use intelligence data to anticipate and prevent organized crime activities, such as terrorism.
- • Predict future gang, organized crime, or terrorist activity, using analyses of intelligence data.
- • Study activities relating to narcotics, money laundering, gangs, auto theft rings, terrorism, or other national security threats.
- • Design, use, or maintain databases and software applications, such as geographic information systems (GIS) mapping and artificial intelligence tools.
- • Establish criminal profiles to aid in connecting criminal organizations with their members.
- • Evaluate records of communications, such as telephone calls, to plot activity and determine the size and location of criminal groups and members.
- • Gather and evaluate information, using tools such as aerial photographs, radar equipment, or sensitive radio equipment.
- • Gather intelligence information by field observation, confidential information sources, or public records.
- • Gather, analyze, correlate, or evaluate information from a variety of resources, such as law enforcement databases.
- • Link or chart suspects to criminal organizations or events to determine activities and interrelationships.
- • Operate cameras, radios, or other surveillance equipment to intercept communications or document activities.
- • Prepare comprehensive written reports, presentations, maps, or charts, based on research, collection, and analysis of intelligence data.
- • Prepare plans to intercept foreign communications transmissions.
- • Study the assets of criminal suspects to determine the flow of money from or to targeted groups.
- • Validate known intelligence with data from other sources.
- • Collaborate with representatives from other government and intelligence organizations to share information or coordinate intelligence activities.
- • Develop defense plans or tactics, using intelligence and other information.
- • Interview, interrogate, or interact with witnesses or crime suspects to collect human intelligence.
- • Study communication code languages or foreign languages to translate intelligence.
- • Analyze intelligence data to identify patterns and trends in criminal activity.
- • Conduct presentations of analytic findings.
- • Identify gaps in information.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
