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
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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA RAND 2009
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series
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Item Description:Title from electronic t.p. (viewed Mar. 2, 2009). - Prepared for the Department of Homeland Security
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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.--Publisher description
Introduction -- Australia -- Canada -- France -- Germany -- The United Kingdom-- Domestic Intelligence Agencies After September 11, 2001: How five nations have grappled with the evolving threat -- Conclusions: Lessons for the United States
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 194 p.)
ISBN:0833046179
0833048236
9780833046178
9780833048233

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