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Operational intelligence is

[a process by which] [i]nformation is evaluated and systematically organized on an active or potential target, such as groups of or individual criminals, relevant premises, contact points, and methods of communication. This process is developmental in nature, wherein there are sufficient articulated reasons to suspect criminal activity. Intelligence activities explore the basis of those reasons and newly developed information in order to develop a case for arrest or indictment.[1]
[i]ntelligence required for the planning and conduct of campaigns at the operational level.[2]

References[]

  1. U.S. Department of Justice, Minimum Criminal Intelligence Training Standards for Law Enforcement and Other Criminal Justice Agencies in the United States 43 (Ver. 2) (Oct. 2007) (full-text).
  2. NATO Standardization Agency, NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions 2-O-3 (2008) (full-text).
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