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

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 agen...

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Other Authors: Jackson, Brian A., 1972- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 2009.
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Summary: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
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (217 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-194).
ISBN:9781282451131
9786612451133
9780833048233