"Introduction to Homeland Security," Vocabulary from Chapter 5

This list focuses on intelligence counterterrorism.

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  1. intelligence
    secret information about an enemy or potential enemy
  2. duration
    the period of time during which something continues
  3. crisis
    an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
  4. collective
    done by or characteristic of individuals acting together
  5. holistic
    emphasizing the organic relation between parts and the whole
  6. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  7. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  8. research
    systematic investigation to establish facts
  9. assessment
    the act of judging a person or situation or event
  10. source
    a person who supplies information
  11. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  12. priority
    status established in order of importance or urgency
  13. process
    subject to treatment with the aim of readying for a purpose
  14. convert
    change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
  15. evaluate
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  16. reliability
    the quality of being dependable
  17. debrief
    elicit a report from someone about a mission, job, or event
  18. signal
    a quantity whose modulation represents coded information
  19. transmission
    communication by means of sent signals
  20. quantitative
    relating to the measurement of quantity
  21. qualitative
    involving distinguishing attributes
  22. investigation
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  23. advantage
    the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
  24. insight
    clear or deep perception of a situation
  25. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  26. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  27. classify
    declare unavailable, as for security reasons
  28. dissemination
    the act of dispersing or diffusing something
  29. information
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  30. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
Created on Thu Oct 20 17:32:51 EDT 2016 (updated Sun Oct 23 18:04:25 EDT 2016)

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