The challenge of domestic intelligence in a free society a multidisciplinary look at the creation of a U.S. domestic counterterrorism intelligence agency

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 perspec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jackson, Brian A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA Rand Corp. 2009, 2009
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The history of domestic intelligence in the United States: lessons for assessing the creation of a new counterterrorism intelligence agency
  • Current domestic intelligence efforts in the United States
  • Societal acceptability of domestic intelligence
  • The law and the creation of a new domestic intelligence agency in the United States
  • Weighing organizational models for a new domestic intelligence agency
  • Exploring measures of effectiveness for domestic intelligence: addressing questions of capability and acceptability
  • Exploring the utility for considering cost-effectiveness analysis of domestic intelligence policy change
  • Conclusion
  • Includes bibliographical references