ABSTRACT

Over the course of the past four chapters a detective story of sorts has unfolded. This story has focused on a number of distinct elements typically associated with a crime or investigative story. As the story opened, the focus was on the crime itself-or at least in determining what the principal target of the perpetrated was-the object of value (or asset) that the criminal wanted to steal, alter, disclose, or destroy. Next, the focus shifted to the “criminal” (or threat source) that caused the crime. After going through the list of “usual suspects,” a number of strategies were considered in how to identify our threat sources, along with their motivation and opportunities.