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A Handbook on Human Intelligence for Practitioners

Edited by: Robert Dover, Jordan Nunan, Ian Stanier

ISBN13: 9781035327737
To be Published: November 2026
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Country of Publication: UK
Format: Hardback
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This comprehensive Handbook explores Human Intelligence (HUMINT) as a critical component of security, law enforcement and military operations. Leading experts examine the ethical and psychological dimensions of HUMINT while addressing contemporary challenges and future directions.

Contributors investigate key topics such as legislation, accountability, psychological frameworks and the evolving role of technology. They assess ethical dilemmas in HUMINT, advocating for a code of ethics and presenting discussions on military intelligence which position readers at the cutting edge of intelligence evolution. The Handbook argues that future success depends on integrating technology while maintaining human elements, highlighting the importance of strengthening ethical standards and adapting to complex geopolitical environments.

Combining historical analysis with modern lessons, A Handbook on Human Intelligence for Practitioners is an essential resource for law enforcement professionals and government policymakers. Scholars and students of psychology, sociology, law and intelligence studies will also benefit from its actionable insights for understanding human behaviour.

Subjects:
Criminal Law, Criminology
Contents:
1. Introduction 1
Robert Dover, Jordan Nunan, and Ian Stanier
2. The practicalities of applied HUMINT research: experiences of a pracademic 5
Jordan Nunan
PART I LEGISLATION, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICS
3. The development of case law and legislation relevant to CHIS activity in the United Kingdom 19
Dominic Watts
4. The need for a code of ethics for HUMINT 35
Jan Goldman
5. The decline of Covert Human Intelligence Sources post RIPA 2000 43
Rob Le Core
6. The ethics of military human intelligence (HUMINT) 54
David Strachan-Morris
7. The case for secrecy 65
Julian Fisher
8. Iusta resilientia: towards a Transactional Just Resilience framework in HUMINT 75
Brandon May and Marshall Jones

PART II THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMINT
9. The intelligence mindset: a framework for gathering ACTIONABLE human intelligence in an interviewing context 93
Jordan Nunan and Ian Stanier
10. Behind locked doors: intelligence collection in police custody 104
Jordan Nunan, Brandon May, and Ian Stanier
11. The evolution of motivational frameworks: from MICE to FIREPLACES 114
Ian Stanier and Jordan Nunan
12. Motivation of agents and how to influence them 127
John Taylor
13. The psychology of agents: personality profiling 139
John Taylor
14. The Scharff technique: issues of applicability 151
Pär Anders Granhag
15. Verbal indicators of omission lies 161
Aldert Vrij, Sharon Leal, and Ronald P. Fisher
16. A practical guide to using the RWITS-US informant interview model 171
Lee Moffett
17. Source debriefings: tools, techniques, and considerations 183
Lorraine Hope

PART III OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
18. Pathways to Human Intelligence: a typology of recruitment in historical contexts 201
Ian Stanier
19. Drop the cop: an essential feature of the craft of source-handling 215
Kitty Gordon
20. Training HUMINT 228
John Taylor
21. Social network analysis and the effective targeting of human informants 240
Colin Atkinson
22. Juvenile covert human intelligence sources (JCHIS) 252
Robert Dover and Ian Stanier
23. Eyes on the threat: strategic serspectives on HUMINT in UK counter-terrorism practice, a senior practitioner’s point of view 265
Alan Barr
24. Beyond arrests: short-term gains and long-term questions on the effectiveness of undercover operations in reducing crime 277
Paul McFarlane
25. ‘Sexpionage’ 291
Dan Lomas
26. Towards a framework for agents of influence 301
Andre Kahlmeyer and Ian Stanier
27. ‘Riddled with agents?’ Human intelligence and the Northern Ireland Troubles 313
Aaron Edwards
28. Whispers in the shadows: the role of HUMINT during the Troubles 326
Ewan Duncan and Robert Dover

PART IV INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES
29. HUMINT as a strategic asset: combating terrorism in Indonesia 336
Simson Zet Ringu
30. ‘Everyone’s an asset’: HUMINT approaches to Countersubversion in India’s Intelligence Bureau (IB) 347
Dheeraj Paramesha-Chaya
31. Pakistan’s ISI and its use of HUMINT 358
Julian Richards
32. Beguiled by the ‘glittering prize’: systemic and ethical culture failings in the management of Informer 3838 368
Clive Harfied

PART V THE FUTURE OF HUMINT
33. A discipline in decline? The impact of the emergence of digital intelligence on HUMINT 380
Julian Richards
34. HUMINT and technology 391
Robert Dover
35. Beyond data: harnessing Human Intelligence in the corporate world 400
Udo Hohlfeld
36. Popular cultural depictions of HUMINT 412
Robert Dover
37. Covert human intelligence sources in the age of Generative Artificial Intelligence 422
Brandon May and Jordan Nunan