Can't We All Just Get Along. Improving the Law Enforcement-Intelligence Community Relationship.

摘要

The FBI vs. CIA turf battles of the Cold War are the stuff of Washington legend. Things are much better now. They were getting better anyway, and then 9/11 accelerated the process. But there is room for improvement. The first essays here lay out some of the intelligence techniques that have proven effective in either Law Enforcement (LE) or the Intelligence Community (IC) and that might be useful to exchange and apply. They are followed by essays that point out some of the difficulties inherent in integrating the two communities. We conclude with a few abstracts of recent work done at the National Defense Intelligence College on other aspects of this topic. The bibliography is a compilation of key sources from the authors works but is by no means exhaustive. The writers, whether faculty, fellows, or students, are professionals with years of experience to inform their scholarship. In addition to the first-hand knowledge they bring to their subjects, they are also well connected, with rolodexes that have opened doors for them into wardrooms and squad bays, as well as office suites, where few academics have access. The writers own resources are supplemented by the College, which funds travel and makes introductions for visits both with the top brass and to the remotest outposts. The result, we hope, is a set of articles that is rich in detail. While some big ideas have made the cut, the real treasures here are the details of law enforcement analytic technique, the tradecraft of DEA s counter-narcotic intelligence in Bangkok, the HUMINT collection procedures on the streets of Mogadishu or Chicago, and the like. While maintaining high academic standards, this work aims to be more than academic.