Foundations of Intelligence Analysis Training (FIAT)

Mission

The FIAT Program provides quality analytic training, using experienced analysts, to members of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA), the Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Units (LEIU), and other interested parties at a reasonable cost on a regional basis.

FIAT Course Overview

The FIAT is a five-day introduction to the basics of law enforcement intelligence analysis. As the name indicates, FIAT aims to provide a foundation, a basic knowledge and understanding, of the elements of the law enforcement analysis profession. It was designed to be an entry-level curriculum and meets the educational requirements for the IALEIA Criminal Intelligence Certified Analyst (CICA) certification process. Completion of the FIAT does not automatically provide certification.

Course topics include:

• Introduction to Intelligence
• The Intelligence Cycle
• Legal Issues/Ethics
• Sources of Information
• Core Competencies
• National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan
• Creative/Critical Thinking
• Logic and Inference Development
• Analysis of Competing Hypotheses
• Recommendations Development
• Crime Analysis
• Indicator Development
• Association Analysis
• Flow Analysis
• Financial Analysis
• Strategic Analysis
• Communication Analysis
• Products of Intelligence
• Resources and References

The FIAT curriculum is guided by the National Criminal Intelligence Sharing Plan (NCISP) and the IALEIA/Global Justice Information Sharing Initiative’s Law Enforcement Analytic Standards. It is intended for civilian and sworn law enforcement, as well as regulatory personnel who have not received formal, basic, intelligence analysis training.

The FIAT course is approved for agency funding reimbursement by U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS funding must be coordinated with the state grant coordinator.

FIAT is a cooperative venture of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts (IALEIA) and Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU).