RECON Essentials: Beyond the Badge

Your criminal justice education can open doors you may not have considered.

Beyond the Badge introduces students to intelligence analysis, corporate investigations, protective intelligence, and behavioral threat assessment support in the private sector.

This approachable, 18-page workbook combines career exploration with a fictional research assignment. Examine six source items, separate observations from assumptions, consider competing explanations, and prepare your first practice briefing.

Inside the workbook:

• Plain-language explanations and a working glossary

• Examples of private-sector career applications

• A fictional workplace concern and six-item source packet

• Guided questions and a printable briefing worksheet

• A model response explaining the reasoning

• Exercises connecting your experience to interview answers

• A job-description review worksheet and 30-day development plan

Designed for students exploring the field. No previous intelligence experience, paid software, or research on real people is required.

Format: Downloadable PDF · 18 pages · Printable worksheets

Suggested completion time: Approximately 30–45 minutes

Developed by Recon Intelligence Labs for introductory learning and career exploration. This workbook does not confer a professional qualification or certification.