Continuing with our S.E.T.S discussion, Auxiliarist Douthett provides a good explanation of Elicitation:
Have you ever had a conversation with someone and after you had some time to think about it you say to yourself "Hmmmm that was weird".
Elicitation, the second indicator in S.E.T.S., is someone asking seemingly unrelated questions about things or subjects to gain otherwise hidden information for illicit use.
Elicitation as it pertains to terrorism should leave you with that feeling of ‘why are they asking about that. However, in some cases, the person initiating the query for elicitation may be so well versed in their trade that you may not be aware that you have divulged important or useful information. The realization may come well after the conversation has ended or after an incident has occurred.
When having a conversation, if the person asks a question several different ways throughout the conversation, or continues to ask questions concerning a specific subject such as security, response time, or monitoring, you should suspect possible elicitation.
More to come
Lynwood D. Douthett
Marine Inspector
AUX Sector MDA Coordinator
Prevention Division
Sector Los Angeles - Long Beach
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