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    “Left of Bang”

    Behavior Detection in Forensics The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has deployed behavior detection techniques for years, most recently in counterterrorism actions. Marines are taught the techniques during their Combat Hunter Course so that bad guys can be detected before they can do bad things. “Left of bang” means before the bad things happen; “right of bang” means that bad things have already happened, e.g., ambush, improvised explosive device (IED), etc. Therefore, managing to stay “left of bang” means staying alive for the Marines. Likewise, “left of bang” applies to forensic operators; avoiding bad things such as missing fraudulent activities,…