Intelligence and Law Enforcement : Countering Transnational Threats to the U. S.

By Best, Richard A., Jr.

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Title:	Intelligence and Law Enforcement : Countering Transnational Threats to the U. S.
Author:	Best, Richard A., Jr.
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, Legislation., Government Printing Office (U.S.)
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Introduction: The collapse of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact by 1991 significantly altered the international environment. Transnational issues, such as narcotics, terrorism, money laundering, economic espionage, and shipments of materials for weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have risen in importance, in some cases becoming more urgent than traditional geopolitical concerns. The Director of Central Intelligence (DCI), George Tenet, in his annual assessment of national security challenges in February 2001, renewed the heavy emphasis on transnational issues that had characterized his testimony in previous years...

Table of Contents
Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Potential Congressional Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Illegal Activities and Transnational Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Intelligence Agencies Support Law Enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Law Enforcement Agencies Acquire International Missions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Managing the Intelligence-Law Enforcement Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Beyond Information Exchanges: Using Intelligence Agencies in Enforcing Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Law Enforcement and Intelligence in the War Against Terror: The Implications of September 11, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31