Traditional Intelligence Work

Abstract

Chapter Summary

This chapter reviews traditional intelligence work, primarily how intelligence was perceived and conducted in the industrial economy. The review includes economic sectors with dedicated intelligence functions such as military, law enforcement, and national security. The review also includes secondary intelligence work in all other economic sectors. Looking across all these examples, the authors present a traditional life cycle model of intelligence work and highlight this traditional view of intelligence’s tactical and reactive approach. The chapter details the historical evolution and common intelligence elements in military, business, law enforcement, judicial forensics, national security, market, financial, medical, digital, and computer forensics.

Citation

McBreen, B., Silson, J. and Bedford, D. (2022), "Traditional Intelligence Work", Organizational Intelligence and Knowledge Analytics (Working Methods for Knowledge Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80262-177-820211002