The Watch Office
Proactive Intelligence for Public Safety & Corporate Security Leaders
A decision that’s never prompted is never made. In today’s world—where local incidents can have global ripple effects, and national threats can emerge with little warning—access to timely, relevant information isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.
When an incident disrupts your community or organization, it rarely comes out of nowhere. But too often, public safety and corporate security leaders lack the forward-looking intelligence needed to act before a situation escalates.
That’s why we created The CP Journal’s Operational Readiness Playbook—to give leaders the framework and tools to build their own Watch Office capability.
Stay Ahead of Disruptions with Weekly Situation Reports
Your team can’t afford to be reactive—yet tracking early indicators of emerging risks is time-consuming, expensive, and fragmented across dozens of sources.
In early 2025, we developed a system that combines the capabilities of emerging AI tools with human analysis to create weekly situation reports for our subscribers. These reports cut through the noise, focus on forward-looking events, and give a clear understanding of the risks you might face in the days ahead.
Today, we produce situation reports for the U.S. and Colorado’s Front Range, and on demand for clients.
Need intelligence for a specific location, upcoming trip, or multi-city security operation? We provide tailored reports to meet your needs—email us at training@cp-journal.com to discuss custom solutions.
Why We’re Shifting the Goal of the Watch Office
Over the past few months, we’ve expanded the number of cities and regions covered each week. But our mission has never been about producing the most reports—it’s about helping every organization get and stay left of bang.
That means equipping people with the capabilities, resources, and processes to spot threats early and act decisively before they become crises. While AI has been a force multiplier, there’s a natural limit to how far customized reporting can scale without compromising quality.
Simply adding more reports won’t get us closer to that mission. Making the process replicable—so more organizations can run their own Watch Office—will.
From Reports to Capability
In the next evolution of the Watch Office, we’re making our process for developing situation reports available to all Academy subscribers. This means you can build the localized capabilities you need to monitor threats, hazards, and disruptions in your own city, county, or organization—without relying on us to do it for you.
The Operational Readiness Playbook walks you step-by-step through the prompts, workflows, and best practices we use every week. It’s a resource designed to help you integrate intelligence into your decision-making process—consistently, efficiently, and at the standard we hold for our own products.
Get the Information You Need—Before It’s Too Late
You can’t wait for a crisis to catch your team off guard. Build the capability to anticipate, prepare for, and act on emerging risks—before they become operational threats.
Become an Academy subscriber to access the Operational Readiness Playbook and learn how to develop your Watch Office capability today.