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040 _aCstmoR
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050 0 0 _aHV6080
_b.O97 2004
245 0 0 _aOut of the ordinary :
_bfinding hidden threats by analyzing unusual behavior /
_cJohn Hollywood ... [et al.].
264 1 _aSanta Monica, CA :
_bRAND,
_c2004.
300 _axxx, 155 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c23 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
500 _a"RAND National Security Research Division."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 151-155).
520 _aThis monograph presents a unique approach to "connecting the dots" in intelligence--selecting and assembling disparate pieces of information to produce a general understanding of a threat. Modeled after key thought processes used by successful and proactive problem solvers to identify potential threats, the Atypical Signal Analysis and Processing (ASAP) schema described in this document identifies out-of-the-ordinary, atypical behavior that is potentially related to terror activity; seeks to understand the behavior by putting it into context; generates and tests hypotheses about what the atypical behavior might mean; and prioritizes the results, focusing analysts' attention on the most significant atypical findings. In addition to discussing the schema, the authors describe a supporting conceptual architecture and present specific techniques for identifying and analyzing out-of-the-ordinary information. An appendix presents the scenario for a hypothetical terrorist attack, describes the events leading up to the "attack," and shows how ASAP could have been used to help intelligence analysts identify the threat.
530 _aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.
650 0 _aCrime forecasting
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aCriminal behavior, Prediction of
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aCriminal methods
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aIntelligence service
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aNational security
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_xForecasting.
650 0 _aTerrorism
_xPsychological aspects.
700 1 _aHollywood, John S.,
_d1973-
_eauthor.
700 1 _aSnyder, Diane.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aMcKay, Kenneth N.
_eauthor.
700 1 _aBoon, John E.,
_cJr.
_eauthor.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
_bNational Security Research Division.
710 2 _aRand Corporation.
856 4 1 _yOnline Access
_uhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG126/
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_d599181