Manhunting Methodology – M2

About this event

Why are traditional tracking and engagement efforts less than effective?

Law Enforcement personnel tend to be:

• Reactive

• Myopic

• Lacking a strategic plan

• Overly reliant on technology or other tracking aids

Change your mindset and proactively pursue your person of interest (POI).

The M2 course will help take both beginners who may never have identified or tracked an individual and educate them in an efficient and effective manner as well as enhance the efforts of seasoned veterans. This evolution will be driven by a concise introduction to the Manhunting Methodology (M2). Born out of the pursuit of national high value targets, M2 now provides a useful and familiar way to identify, understand, locate, and engage a variety of POIs across the law enforcement spectrum. These individuals can range from witnesses to subjects to targets of investigations. By implementing M2, the practitioner will understand each POI on an individual level and in turn be able to develop tailored strategies for tracking and engaging them.

Participants will explore:

• Historical challenges of pursuit

• Concepts of mobility, detection, & exposure

• Challenge of identifying key relationships

• Challenge of biases

• Manhunting Methodology (M2) five steps

o Step1: Initial Investigation

■ Value of in-depth and continuing initial investigation

■ Public, private, and secret lives

■ Judas effect

o Step 2: Nexus Topography (Complete Social Profile)

■ Importance of trust and comfort zones

■ Communities of Identity

■ 9 Nexus Topography relationship channels

o Step 3: Support Topography (Operational Profile)

■ Role of operational support for survival

■ Types of support

■ Types of needs and their importance

o Step 4: Constraints/Limitations

■ Concept of red teaming

■ Information gathering constraints & limitations

■ POI's defense triangle

o Step 5: Analysis of Competing Hypothesis (ACH)

■ A brief introduction to how ACH can organize your approaches

■ Identifying your information gaps through ACH

Who Should Attend: ■ New & Experienced Detectives • Regulatory Agents • Interdiction Officers• Special Investigations Units• Criminal Investigators• Analysts

Length: 20hrs

The approach will be driven by the receiving organization's needs.

Lodging/Per Diem assistance available based on current RMHIDTA policy and funding levels