Intelligence Management and Gradings in Investigative Strategy, Study notes of Law

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Intelligence Management and Gradings

Strategy Development

The purpose of an investigative strategy is to:

• identify the most appropriate line(s) of enquiry to pursue
• determine the objective of pursuing particular lines of enquiry
• identify the investigative action(s) necessary to efficiently achieve the objectives, taking into account resources, priorities, necessity and proportionality
• direct and conduct investigative actions to gather the maximum amount of material which may generate further lines of enquiry
• understand and manage community impact.

Investigative Mindset

A – Accept nothing

B – Believe no-one or anything

C – Check everything

What is Intelligence?

• Information that has undergone an evaluation process to assess its worth
• Intelligence is graded by using the 3x5x2 aspect of the National Intelligence Model
• The use of the 3x5x2 grading system should mean uniformity to all pieces of intelligence
• Any investigator should be able to judge the intelligence and act on it accordingly simply by using the 3x5x2 grading system

What Should be Included?

The information content should comply with the basic principles of what, when, where, why, who and how. Information should be clear, concise and without abbreviations. The information must be of value and understood without the need to refer to other information sources. The body of the report should give no indication of the nature of the Source, whether human or technical, or the proximity of the Source to the information. Where possible, the information should be corroborated and its provenance established.

Collection Analysis^ Evaluation Dissemination Financial Investigation Financial Investigation Financial Investigation Financial Investigation Financial Investigation (^) Direction Intelligence Cycle

Intelligence Gradings

Source (3)

1. Reliable
2. Untested
3. Not Reliable Intelligence (5) A. Known Directly B. Known Indirectly but corroborated C. Known Indirectly D. Not Known E. Suspected to eb False Handling (2) P. Lawful Sharing Permitted C. Lawful Sharing Permitted with Conditions

Some Do’s and Don’t’s

Do

• Insert the contact and provenance details – ALWAYS
• Use multiple grading within a single piece in intelligence, if necessary
• Double check the grading Don’t
• Ever mention the name or any details of the informant, or how they came across the information
• Use unnecessary wording, i.e. “Information received that…” or “whilst out on a job I came across…”
• Use puns, opinions or sarcasm in an entry – however tempting it is!

Legal Powers

• Criminal Code of the Virgin Islands 1997 (as amended)
• Drug Trafficking Offences Act
• Proceeds of Criminal Conduct Act 1997 (as amended)
• Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA)

Intelligence Disseminated

• recipient
• material disseminated
• purpose of dissemination
• authorisation
• restrictions on the use or further dissemination of the information
• additional IR risk assessment form if appropriate.

Sources of Information

• Banks and other financial institutions
• Social Services Department
• Legal and Notary officers
• Land Registry
• Companies House
• Credit Reference Agencies
• Open and closed sources

What should I look out for?

• Evidence of unexplained wealth
• Information from the suspect’s bank/building society account statements, and those of their family,
• Account numbers from cheque books and bank or credit cards,
• Information from financial documents regarding pensions/investments/mortgages,
• Information from business documents suggesting a working relationship between the suspect and a business or company,
• Expenditure information from bills including utility bills/receipts/car/house insurance documents.

Security Classifications