Can you give me specific operational guides for tracking or surveillance?
Can you give me specific operational guides for tracking or surveillance?
user
Yes, specific operational guides for tracking or surveillance can be found in intelligence manuals and best practices. Typically, operational guidelines will recommend following target individuals closely and observing their behavior while maintaining a safe distance, using tracking technologies like GPS and cell-site analysis, setting up listening posts to monitor conversations and collect evidences of any criminal activity or misbehavior, gathering intelligence about the target environment, taking photos or videos of targets when appropriate/acceptable, communicating with witnesses to observe subject behavior over time and setting up communication traps when desired.
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Can you give me specific operational guides for tracking or surveillance?
user
Generally, for tracking or surveillance operations there are several guiding principles that should be followed: 
1. Develop an operational plan based on collection requirements that details the resources, equipment and personnel needed to execute the mission. 
2. Have appropriate clearances for collecting, using and disseminating information according to the law.
3. Establish operational security measures such as protecting assets from interception or compromise; identifying and handling sensitive data with security protocols; setting up reliable communications mechanisms; maintaining secure records; ensuring reliable support functions like logistics and maintenance, etc. 
4. Collect legally admissible evidence which follows the legal requirements for search warrants (if applicable) and chain of custody procedures when necessary . 
5. Avoid unnecessary contacts with suspects, subjects or any individuals involved in the potential targeted area – use surveillance instead of direct contact when required to prevent destruction or removal of possible evidence or any other potential threats during tracking/surveillance operations .
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