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Author Prunckun, Hank, 1954-

Title Scientific methods of inquiry for intelligence analysis / Hank Prunckun
Edition Second Edition
Published Lanham, Maryland Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

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 W'PONDS  327.12072 Pru/Hos 2015  AVAILABLE
Description xiii, 369 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Series Security and professional intelligence education series ; 19
Security and professional intelligence education series ; 19
Contents Intelligence theory -- Intelligence organizational structures -- The intelligence research process -- The scientific method of inquiry -- Intelligence research methodologies -- Idea generation and conceptualization -- Unobtrusive data collection -- Open sources of information -- Clandestine and covert sources of information -- Content analysis of qualitative data -- Qualitative analytics -- Target profiles -- Tactical assessments -- Vehicle route analysis -- Geographic analysis -- Quantitative analytics -- Displaying information in figures and tables -- Threat, vulnerability and risk assessments -- Strategic intelligence assessments -- Decision support analysis -- Basics of defensive counterintelligence -- Ethics in intelligence research -- Appendix: Critical values of chi-square distribution
Notes Revised edition of: Handbook of scientific methods of inquiry for intelligence analysis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Behavioral assessment -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Behavioral assessment -- Methodology.
Intelligence service -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Intelligence service -- Methodology.
Science -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Science -- Methodology.
Social sciences -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Social sciences -- Methodology.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
LC no. 2014018227
ISBN 9781442224315 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781442224322 (paperback: alk. paper)
(electronic)
Other Titles Handbook of scientific methods of inquiry for intelligence analysis