Remaking Domestic Intelligence

Author : Richard A. Posner
Publisher : Hoover Press
ISBN 13 : 0817946837
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Remaking Domestic Intelligence written by Richard A. Posner and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author reveals the dangerous weaknesses undermining domestic intelligence in the United States and tells why a new national security service should not be part of the FBI. He explains the need for a new domestic intelligence agency, modeled on the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and lodged in the Department of Homeland Security.

Author : Gregory F. Treverton
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 083304821X
Total Pages : 151 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reorganizing U.S. Domestic Intelligence written by Gregory F. Treverton and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-15 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the questions in the fight against terrorism is whether the United States needs a counterterrorism domestic intelligence agency separate from law enforcement. Drawing on an analysis of current counterterrorism efforts, an examination the domestic intelligence agencies in six other democracies, and interviews with intelligence and law enforcement experts, this volume lays out the relevant considerations for creating such an agency.

Author : Brian A. Jackson
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833046160
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Challenge of Domestic Intelligence in a Free Society written by Brian A. Jackson and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether U.S. terrorism-prevention efforts match the threat continues to be central in policy debate. Part of this debate is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency. To inform future policy decisionmaking, this book examines, from a variety of perspectives, the policy proposal that such an agency be created. These include its possible capabilities, comparing its potential effectiveness with that of current efforts, and its acceptability to the public, as well as various balances and trade-offs involved in creating such an agency. Reflecting the limits in the data available and the significant uncertainty associated with this policy area, if there is a unifying message from the study, it is one of caution and deliberation. In an area in which direct assessment and analysis are limited, there is a need to carefully consider the implications and potential outcomes of such significant policy changes. In doing so, examination from different perspectives and through different approaches -- to ideally capture a sufficient picture of the complexity to see not just the benefits we hope to gain from policy change but the layers of effects and interactions that could either help or hurt the chances of those benefits appearing -- is a critical ingredient of policy deliberation and design.

Author : Mark A. Randol
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1437919359
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homeland Security Intelligence written by Mark A. Randol and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior to 9/11, it was possible to make a distinction between ¿domestic intell.¿ ¿ law enforcement info. collected within the U.S. ¿ and ¿foreign intell.¿ ¿ military, political, and economic intell. collected outside the country. Today, threats posed by terrorist groups are now national security threats. This report provides a conceptual model of how to frame HSINT, including geographic, structural/statutory, and holistic approaches. The report argues that there is, in effect, a Homeland Security Intell. Community. State and local leaders believe there is value to centralizing intelligence gathering and analysis in a manner that assists them in preventing and responding to local manifestations of terrorist threats to their people, infrastructure, and other assets. Illus.

Author : Brian A. Jackson
Publisher : Rand Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0833048236
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Considering the Creation of a Domestic Intelligence Agency in the United States written by Brian A. Jackson and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2009-02-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With terrorism still prominent on the U.S. agenda, whether the country's prevention efforts match the threat the United States faces continues to be central in policy debate. One element of this debate is questioning whether the United States should create a dedicated domestic intelligence agency. Case studies of five other democracies--Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the UK--provide lessons and common themes that may help policymakers decide. The authors find that * most of the five countries separate the agency that conducts domestic intelligence gathering from any arrest and detention powers * each country has instituted some measure of external oversight over its domestic intelligence agency * liaison with other international, foreign, state, and local agencies helps ensure the best sharing of information * the boundary between domestic and international intelligence activities may be blurring.

Author : Richard E. Morgan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477300309
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Domestic Intelligence written by Richard E. Morgan and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1970s revealed a number of infamous and sometimes illegal practices used by federal law enforcement agencies to monitor political dissent in the United States. In the aftermath of Watergate the revelation of serious abuses created distrust of virtually all domestic intelligence operations and led to vigorous efforts at reform. Richard E. Morgan emphasizes the importance of guarding against an overreaction to the disclosures of the mid-1970s. While acknowledging the need for many of the recent reforms that seek to establish accountability, guarantee privacy, and protect dissent, he cautions against limitations on domestic intelligence gathering that could seriously hamper government's ability to prevent crime, particularly terrorism. Domestic Intelligence has several major objectives: to trace the way in which government agencies became involved with domestic intelligence gathering; to review the controversies and abuses associated with these agencies, especially the FBI, the CIA, and the NSA; to discuss the constitutionality of domestic intelligence collection; to review intelligence reforms adopted; and to suggest additional reforms. This volume is concerned with the tension between the need to protect privacy and political dissent and the need for the government to protect the community. Morgan concludes that intelligence operations aimed at anticipating criminal activity are necessary in a complex, highly vulnerable society, and that these operations can be conducted responsibly with proper guidelines and oversight mechanisms.

Author : Darren E. Tromblay
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482247747
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The U.S. Domestic Intelligence Enterprise written by Darren E. Tromblay and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much has been written about U.S. intelligence operations. However, intelligence, as it is conducted in the U.S. domestic environment, has usually been treated in a fractured and sensationalistic manner. This book dispassionately assesses the U.S. domestically oriented intelligence enterprise by first examining its individual components and then sho

Author : Ronald A. Marks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313391424
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spying in America in the Post 9/11 World written by Ronald A. Marks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the realities of living in the United States after the events of September 11th, 2001, and evaluates the challenges in gathering internal intelligence without severely compromising personal liberties. In the United States, there are a staggering number of agents of the CIA, FBI, and state, local, and tribal police, all authorized and empowered to collect intelligence. But is there a way to use these vast resources to gather intelligence in a socially tolerable fashion and still maintain our cherished civil liberties? This book presents a thorough investigation of intelligence collection in the United States that examines the delicate balance of civil liberties with the effectiveness of intelligence collection. It contains a history of domestic intelligence in America, a description of the various threats against our nation, and a discussion of the complexities of deciding what kind of information needs to be collected— and against whom. The conclusion succinctly states the author's opinions on what needs to be done to best address the issue.

Author : Jennifer E. Sims
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781589014770
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming U.S. Intelligence written by Jennifer E. Sims and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The intelligence failures exposed by the events of 9/11 and the missing weapons of mass destruction in Iraq have made one thing perfectly clear: change is needed in how the U.S. intelligence community operates. Transforming U.S. Intelligence argues that transforming intelligence requires as much a look to the future as to the past and a focus more on the art and practice of intelligence rather than on its bureaucratic arrangements. In fact, while the recent restructuring, including the creation of the Department of Homeland Security, may solve some problems, it has also created new ones. The authors of this volume agree that transforming policies and practices will be the most effective way to tackle future challenges facing the nation's security. This volume's contributors, who have served in intelligence agencies, the Departments of State or Defense, and the staffs of congressional oversight committees, bring their experience as insiders to bear in thoughtful and thought-provoking essays that address what such an overhaul of the system will require. In the first section, contributors discuss twenty-first-century security challenges and how the intelligence community can successfully defend U.S. national interests. The second section focuses on new technologies and modified policies that can increase the effectiveness of intelligence gathering and analysis. Finally, contributors consider management procedures that ensure the implementation of enhanced capabilities in practice. Transforming U.S. Intelligence supports the mandate of the new director of national intelligence by offering both careful analysis of existing strengths and weaknesses in U.S. intelligence and specific recommendations on how to fix its problems without harming its strengths. These recommendations, based on intimate knowledge of the way U.S. intelligence actually works, include suggestions for the creative mixing of technologies with new missions to bring about the transformation of U.S. intelligence without incurring unnecessary harm or expense. The goal is the creation of an intelligence community that can rapidly respond to developments in international politics, such as the emergence of nimble terrorist networks while reconciling national security requirements with the rights and liberties of American citizens.

Author : Darren E. Tromblay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781626377806
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spying written by Darren E. Tromblay and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A thorough, often provocative, assessment of the US domestic intelligence enterprise since 9/11"--