Reorganizing U.S. Domestic Intelligence: Assessing the Options - Couverture souple

Treverton, Gregory F.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0833045016 ISBN 13 : 9780833045010

Editeur : RAND, 2008

Synopsis

One of the questions in the fight against terrorism is whether the United States needs a dedicated domestic intelligence agency separate from law enforcement, on the model of many comparable democracies. To examine this issue, Congress directed that the Department of Homeland Security perform an independent study on the feasibility of creating a counterterrorism intelligence agency and the department turned to the RAND Corporation for this ysis but asked it specifically not to make a recommendation. This volume lays out the relevant considerations for creating such an agency. It draws on a variety of research methods, including historical and ysis; a rew of organizational theory; examination of current domestic intelligence efforts, their history, and the public's w of them; examination of the domestic intelligence agencies in six other democracies; and interws with an expert panel made up of current and former intelligence and law enforcement professionals. The monograph identifies five concerns about the current domestic enterprise that have been artiated in the debate; for each, there are several possible solutions, and the creation of a new agency addresses only some of the five problems. The volume discusses how a technique called break-even ysis can be used to evaluate proposals for a new agency in the context of the perceived magnitude of the terrorism threat. It concludes with a discussion of how to address the unanswered questions and lack of information that currently cloud the debate over whether to create a dedicated domestic intelligence agency.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: RAND
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0833045016
• ISBN 13: 9780833045010
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible