Strategic Minds

This unique book captures state of the art thinking and methodologies designed to advance intelligence education to produce a capable and qualified intelligence workforce. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism.

James Ramsay is Professor of Security Studies, and Head of the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University. He has over 25 years' experience in public/environmental health, security studies/intelligence, emergency management, occupational safety. Dr. Ramsay serves on the board of the International Association for Intelligence Education and as their educational practices chair. Nell Bennett has a PhD in Political Science from Macquarie University. She is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, and is a Research Fellow with the Blue Security Consortium and La Trobe Asia.

Introduction: The Evolution of Intelligence Education 1. The integration of statistical learning in intelligence education: is the academy equipping tomorrow's intelligence professionals to analyze data-centric threats? 2. Strengthening DHS intelligence analysis education: core competencies, gaps, and challenges 3. Data-Science literacy for future security and intelligence professionals 4. Creativity training needs assessment for homeland security enterprise: a case for creative thinking 5. The view from the top: IAFIE presidents on the organisation and the field 6. Teaching analytic objectivity in universities: an aspirational or achievable goal?