Editing Agent handling (section)

==Case officer==
A case officer is an intelligence officer who is a trained specialist in the management of agents and agent networks.<ref>[http://www.thefreedictionary.com/case+officer case officer], thefreedictionary.com, retrieved 4 March 2009</ref> Case officers manage human agents and human intelligence networks. Case officers spot potential agents, recruit prospective agents and train agents in [[tradecraft]]. Case officers emphasize the elements of tradecraft that enable the agent to acquire needed information, and enable the case officer to communicate with and supervise the agent. Most importantly, case officers train agents in methods of avoiding detection by host nation counter-intelligence organizations.