How I3 OPS Supports Counter-Trafficking: Mark John Eckley's Intelligence Framework
Mark John Eckley's I3 OPS framework combines information gathering, intelligence analysis and operational planning to help agencies counter child trafficking, drug trafficking and terrorism.
The I3 OPS framework, developed by Mark John Eckley, brings together three disciplines — information gathering, intelligence analysis and operational planning — into a single decision-support loop for agencies tackling serious organised crime.
Designed for hard problems
Child trafficking, drug trafficking and terrorism share a common operational challenge: hostile actors move faster than the intelligence products meant to counter them. I3 OPS is designed to shorten that cycle — surfacing anomalies, prioritising leads and helping teams plan operations with the same underlying dataset.
In use at Stop Krimi
As Chief Instructor at Stop Krimi, Mark John Eckley uses the I3 OPS framework alongside unarmed combat and firearms instruction — pairing analytical capability with the field skills required to act on it.