This unit describes the skills required to establish appropriate intelligence products, apply relevant analytical techniques, develop intelligence products and review products.

Intelligence products may be:

• intelligence assessments
• situation reports
• post operational assessments
• problem profiles
• strategic assessments
• tactical assessments
• target profiles
• threat assessments
• intelligence bulletins
• daily intelligence reports
• briefing papers
• slideshow presentations
• verbal briefings
• escape risk assessments

Products will be prepared for a range of clients such as internal staff, external organisations, government agencies and investigators/law enforcement agencies. A range of analytical techniques should be employed according to the requirements established during initial contact with clients.

This unit outlines the performance standards required for a person working as an intelligence officer in a correctional services environment. However, with contextualisation the unit may apply to intelligence officers working in other contexts.

The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be carried out within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are performed. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to management of human sources and source information.

A person undertaking this role works independently and in small teams under light supervision, making independent decisions based on a specified procedural framework.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.