MILITARY vs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE
Military Operations vs. Police Operations
What is the best way to gather intelligence?
Strengths and weaknesses of military operations and intelligence vs. police operations and intelligence
Although there are certain similarities between the organization of the military and the police in terms of their hierarchical natures and systems of control, their mentalities regarding intelligence-gathering are very different. This makes the sharing of intelligence all the more crucial between these two protective organizations. A comparison of the military mindset with the police mindset, suggests that law enforcement officials have much to learn from their military counterparts, even though it is not realistic to entirely transpose the military approach to that of police operations.
One obvious advantage the military has in terms of its intelligence and operational capabilities is its international focus. The military has trained specialist intelligence analysts with a specific background in the regions under scrutiny. These analysts also have fluency in the foreign language of the region. "The armed forces tend to have good programmes for developing linguists and seek to identify gaps in their cover of relevant languages. The use of reservists with particular language skills is another valuable advantage when a mission is in an area where the native language is not a 'world language'" (Gillvray n.d. 1). Understanding the language and culture of a high-risk area can make soliciting information far easier from locals and can make it easier to interpret information in general: what may appear to be innocuous in an U.S. context is not necessarily the case outside...
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