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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219983603321

Titolo

Considering the creation of a domestic intelligence agency in the United States : lessons from the experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom / / Brian A. Jackson, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009

ISBN

1-282-45113-8

9786612451133

0-8330-4823-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

JacksonBrian A. <1972->

Disciplina

363.28

Soggetti

Intelligence service - United States

Intelligence service - Western countries

Terrorism - United States - Prevention

Terrorism - Government policy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-194).

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Australia; Chapter Three - Canada; Chapter Four - France; Chapter Five - Germany; Chapter Six - The United Kingdom; Chapter Seven - Domestic Intelligence Agencies After September11, 2001: How Five Nations Have Grappled with the Evolving Threat; Chapter Eight - Conclusions: Lessons for the United States

Sommario/riassunto

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 detentio