Tradecraft represents the professional discipline that underpins effective investigation and intelligence work, and can define how information is validated, interpreted, and transformed into meaningful insight. In practice this discipline can guide how an analyst or investigator:

Validates Information:

Confirming the data by cross-checking sources and identifying inconsistencies before relying on the data.

Challenges Assumptions:

Actively testing initial impressions, exploring alternative explanations, and identifying gaps that require further inquiry.

Organizes Relationship:

Structuring data into a coherent model that can reveal connections between individuals, locations, and associated entities.

Documents and Supports Conclusions:

Clearly articulating findings in a manner that can withstand legal, procedural, and operational scrutiny.

In this whitepaper, with a contributing forword by Randall Stickley: Chair, International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) Training Support Committee and Director of Training, IALEIA DC Metro Chapter, we explore the challenges faced in an investigation and how technology that respects how professionals approach these challenges is of value in modern law enforcement.

Download the full article today to explore how LexisNexis® Accurint One™ was built with tradecraft at the foundation of this solution, helping turn data, analytics, and decision-assistive intelligence into practical support for the law enforcement professionals tasked with keeping our communities safe.