Free resources to enhance your intelligence analysis workflow
Document Collection
A collection of standardized report formats for all intelligence product types, including strategic assessments, operational briefings, and threat analyses.
Excel Templates
Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) matrices that help analysts systematically evaluate multiple theories by listing evidence against each hypothesis.
Excel Template
Strategic framework for organizing intelligence gathering efforts, outlining information requirements, available sources, collection methods, and timelines.
Visio Templates
Visual tools for mapping relationships between suspects, organizations, locations, and assets. Shows connections, communication patterns, and hierarchies in criminal networks.
PDF & Excel Templates
Structured tools for identifying trends, cycles, and recurring behaviors in crime data. Helps analysts recognize modus operandi and predict future activities.
Excel Template
Risk evaluation tool that categorizes threats by likelihood and impact severity. Provides standardized scoring system for prioritizing resources and responses.
Excel Template
Centralized system for tracking and prioritizing information needs across the organization. Manages standing requirements and critical intelligence gaps.
Word Template
Standardized format for routine intelligence updates, including overnight incidents, emerging trends, threat alerts, and priority actions for shift personnel.
Excel Template
Organizational tool for mapping evidence to hypotheses in investigations. Tracks consistency of information and identifies gaps in cases.
PowerPoint Template
Mission intelligence package format containing subject information, location details, threat assessments, support requirements, and contingency procedures.
PDF Checklist
Self-assessment tool for identifying potential biases affecting analytical judgment. Includes common biases with prompts for maintaining objectivity.
PDF Form
Critical analysis tool for identifying and challenging underlying beliefs in investigations. Forces analysts to explicitly state and test assumptions against evidence.
PDF Checklist
Systematic protocol for open-source intelligence gathering, covering search strategies, source types, verification methods, and legal compliance considerations.
Excel Template
Visual chronology creator for case development, showing event sequences and temporal relationships. Useful for understanding criminal activities and predicting future actions.
PDF & Excel Templates
System for evaluating operational hazards, including threat analysis, vulnerability assessment, impact evaluation, and mitigation planning.
PDF Handbook
Foundational reference guide covering core intelligence concepts, methodologies, terminology, best practices, and ethical considerations for analysts.
PDF Reference
Standardized probability expressions for analytical accuracy, providing consistent interpretation of terms like "likely," "possible," and "probable" for clear communication.
PDF Checklist
Quality assurance tool ensuring clear, concise, and accurate intelligence products. Covers structure, grammar, evidence citation, and audience appropriateness.
Word Template
Subject research framework for gathering biographical information, criminal history, associations, behavioral patterns, and relevant background data.
Excel Template
Structured tool for tracking money flow, asset ownership, business relationships, financial transactions, and suspicious activity patterns in economic crime investigations.
PDF & Digital Tools
Collection of location identification methods, including coordinate systems, map reading, landmark identification, GPS analysis, and geographic reference resources.
PDF Guide
Standards for collecting, preserving, and documenting electronic evidence, including chain of custody procedures, data extraction methods, and admissibility requirements.