ABSTRACT
In intelligence work for investigating and preventing financial crime, a variety of information sources are available. Sheptycki (2007) lists the following information sources in policing for general CSR work: victim reports, witness reports, police reports, and crime scene examinations, historical data held by police agencies, prisoner debriefings, technical or human surveillance products, suspicious financial transactions reporting and reports emanating from undercover police operations. Intelligence analysis may also refer to governmental records of other governmental departments and agencies, and other more open sources of information may be used in elaborate intelligence assessment. A criminal investigation usually includes two types of information; verified and unverified. Verified information is usually obtained during the investigation of a particular case. Unverified information is information gathered without investigating a particular case, and the information is often obtained during indirect intelligence collection. Unverified information can be used in intelligence knowledge work along with verified information.
