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Record Nr.

UNINA9910219990003321

Autore

Chalk Peter

Titolo

Confronting "the enemy within" [[electronic resource] ] : security intelligence, the police, and counterterrorism in four democracies / / Peter Chalk, William Roseanau

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2004

ISBN

1-282-45137-5

9780833036149

9786612451379

0-8330-3614-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (91 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RosenauWilliam

Disciplina

363.32

Soggetti

Terrorism - Prevention

Intelligence service

Internal security

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-100."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Preface; The RAND Corporation Quality Assurance Process; Contents; Table; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; Chapter Two - Security Intelligence in the United Kingdom; The Terrorist Threat; The Security Service ("MI5"); Chapter Three - Security Intelligence in France; The Terrorist Threat; La Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire; Chapter Four - Security Intelligence in Canada; The Terrorist Threat; The Canadian Security Intelligence Service; Chapter Five - Security Intelligence in Australia; The Terrorist Threat

The Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationChapter Six - Assessment and Observations; Strengths; Weaknesses; Chapter Seven - Conclusion; Appendix - The Australian Security Intelligence OrganisationLegislation Amendment (Terrorism) Act, 2003:Background Information; Bibliography; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, critics have charged that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, while qualified to investigate terrorist incidents after the fact, is not well equipped enough to



adequately gather and assess information to prevent attacks. More intrinsically, many believe that given a predominant and deeply rooted law enforcement and prosecutorial culture, the bureau may not be able to change operational focus toward dedicated counterterrorism intelligence gathering and analysis. To better inform debate, researchers analyzed the domestic security structures of