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State fusion centers : their effectiveness in information sharing and intelligence analysis / Renee Graphia Joyal.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Joyal, Renee Graphia, 1979-
- Series:
- Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
- Criminal justice: recent scholarship
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Prevention--Information resources management--United States.
- Terrorism.
- Law enforcement--Information resources management--United States.
- Law enforcement.
- Interagency coordination--United States.
- Interagency coordination.
- Domestic intelligence--United States.
- Domestic intelligence.
- Intelligence service--United States.
- Intelligence service.
- National security--United States--Information services.
- National security.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The 9/11 Commission investigating the September 11, 2001, attacks concluded that the nation's intelligence community had failed to 'connect the dots,' thus ushering in the era of homeland security. As a result state and local fusion centers emerged; however, there is little research available addressing either their activities or effectiveness. Joyal explores these and related issues. Drawing upon the perceptions of those working in and closely with state fusion centers, particularly law enforcement, it appears that fusion centers are successful in improving law enforcement's ability to collec
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Post 9/11 policing: changes and challenges
- Redefining the role of intelligence in policing
- The emergence of fusion centers
- Research design & methodology
- The changing law enforcement culture
- Are fusion centers achieving their intended purposes?
- Perceived effectiveness of fusion centers
- The importance of management & personality
- Fusion centers as innovative entities
- Conclusions & discussion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781593325305
- 1593325304
- OCLC:
- 787842785
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