tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post2929838667683456196..comments2024-02-22T19:45:29.872-05:00Comments on Sources And Methods: Part 3 -- The Good News! (How To Get A Job In Intelligence)Kristan J. Wheatonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-13040238083341514942009-07-23T23:55:56.728-04:002009-07-23T23:55:56.728-04:00Kris - most analysts in local law enforcement are ...Kris - most analysts in local law enforcement are civilian.Deborah Osbornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559407566100557136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-85455903054468102752009-07-22T10:32:40.980-04:002009-07-22T10:32:40.980-04:00Kris - Great stuff. I'm looking forward to you...Kris - Great stuff. I'm looking forward to your postings on "How to get a private-sector job for returning Military Intel veterans..." ;-)John Brandeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253833940165840980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-71846430475208563992009-07-19T18:49:31.794-04:002009-07-19T18:49:31.794-04:00Kris, congratulations on this great series of thre...Kris, congratulations on this great series of threads! You wrote about the dynamics involved in getting a job in law enforcement intelligence. There is one thing, however, that you may have overlooked: politics.<br /><br />Take the Pennsylvania State Police as one example. Although The PSP employs intelligence analysts, these particular jobs are classified as "non-civil service" jobs. That means that these jobs, if they're not filled from within the PSP, are often filled with "political hires"--candidates placed into the positions by politicians, regardless of qualifications or background. <br /><br />Sadly, politics can be a factor as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-67046571471323181902009-07-17T17:56:31.329-04:002009-07-17T17:56:31.329-04:00AIPIO are still active and in fact have their annu...AIPIO are still active and in fact have their annual conference in two weeks in Canberra with a number of well respected intell professionals speaking. They also send out journals on a regular basis too which are a very useful resource. Enjoying your series too!Kerry Peacheynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-12591605507175415172009-07-17T10:37:01.763-04:002009-07-17T10:37:01.763-04:00You are welcome! (BTW, we will discuss this in mor...You are welcome! (BTW, we will discuss this in more detail in Strategic as well...)Kristan J. Wheatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-63428792418840126782009-07-17T10:29:05.096-04:002009-07-17T10:29:05.096-04:00Professor Wheaton,
As an Intel student at Mercyhu...Professor Wheaton,<br /><br />As an Intel student at Mercyhurst who plans on graduating in 2010, I am extremely pleased that you are writing a series just like this. It allows us, as students, to get more insight on what type of challenges we may face in the upcoming year and what potential opportunities we may have because of your research. <br /><br />Thank You,<br />‘Hurst Intel Student (2010)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-32665436645337948012009-07-17T10:02:09.634-04:002009-07-17T10:02:09.634-04:00The Australian professional intelligence community...The Australian professional intelligence community also seems to be pretty active. I noticed as part of my research for this series that the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers has been around since 1991 or so. <br /><br />KrisKristan J. Wheatonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02566135545863154089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2569772432953120875.post-71929868530901244812009-07-17T09:05:36.644-04:002009-07-17T09:05:36.644-04:00Internationally, things 'down under' seem ...Internationally, things 'down under' seem to be quite different for law enforcement analysts. Firstly, the positions are well advertised and normally receive large volumes of applications. Secondly, most are very well paid, sometimes at higher rates than members of the Australian Intelligence Community (AIC). Some analysts within Federal bodies are paid as specialists often at very large salaries (some with operational composites attached). Lastly, the vast proportion of analysts (as opposed to intelligence officers where a greater proportion are sworn) are unsworn. Interesting to see how things vary. For info, I work for the Federal Police.Kerry Peacheynoreply@blogger.com