Countering Terrorism - Blurred Focus, Halting Steps

Informationen zum Autor By Richard A. Posner Klappentext In this third book of a series on intelligence reform, Judge Richard A. Posner evaluates the measures that have been taken in the last two years to implement the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004, which decreed a wholesale reorganization of the intelligence system. Countering Terrorism also addresses broader issues in the struggle against terrorism, such as the failure of criminal law enforcement and the difficulty of devising criteria for allocating counterterrorist funds. Zusammenfassung Evaluates the measures that have been taken to implement the Intelligence Reform Act of 2004! which decreed a wholesale reorganization of intelligence system. This book addresses issues in the struggle against terrorism! such as the failure of criminal law enforcement and the difficulty of devising criteria for allocating counterterrorist funds. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 1. Thinking in Probabilities Part 3 I. The Role of Intelligence Chapter 4 2. The Road from 9/11; Benchmarking the Intelligence Reorganization Chapter 5 3. Design Problems Chapter 6 4. Successes and Failures Chapter 7 5. The Three-Cultures Problem Chapter 8 6. The Continuing Crisis in Domestic Intelligence Part 9 II. How Else to Counter Terrorism? Chapter 10 7. The Judicialization of Counterterrorism Chapter 11 8. Counterterrorism Strategy and Structure; An Ounce of Prevention? Chapter 12 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: richard Posner, Richard A Posner, Richard A. Posner
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2007
• EAN: 9780742558830
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-5883-0
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society; Hoover Studies in Politics, Ec; Hoover Studies in Politics, Economics, and Society; Hoover Studies in Politics, Ec
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; LAW / Criminal Law / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Criminal law & procedure, Terrorism, armed struggle, Military intelligence, Criminal law: procedure and offences, HISTORY / Military / Intelligence & Espionage