Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security: A Scarecrow Professional Intelligence Education Series Manual

✍ Scribed by James S. Major

• Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 249
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Writing Classified and Unclassified Papers for National Security is designed to serve as a style guide for those in the intelligence profession and for those aspiring to that career and pursuing studies in intelligence, national security, homeland security, or homeland defense. It provides essential information and guidelines regarding the preparation of written products to satisfy the intended consumers. This desktop reference is essential for career intelligence professionals and as a reference book for students.

✦ Table of Contents

0810861925......Page 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 12
Introduction: The Need for Standards......Page 14
Part : WRITING AND THINKING AS AN INTELLIGENCE ANALYST......Page 16
1 The Basic Tools of Writing......Page 18
2 Using the Basic Tools......Page 34
3 What an IntelligenceAnalyst Does......Page 48
4 Argument inIntelligence Writing......Page 60
Part II : THE USAGE MANUAL......Page 82
5 Usage and “Abusage”......Page 84
6 Punctuation......Page 96
7 Capitalization......Page 124
8 Abbreviations......Page 132
9 Compound Words and Other Troublemakers......Page 152
10 A Usage Glossary forIntelligence Writers......Page 160
Part III : CITATION STYLE AND HANDLING CLASSIFIED MATERIAL......Page 186
11 Citing Your Sources......Page 188
12 Electronic Citations......Page 218
13 Handling Classified Material......Page 226
Bibliography......Page 234
Index......Page 238
About the Author......Page 248